This webinar will cover select topics from Technical Note 12 – Conservation Activities in Organic Farming Systems – which provides a wealth of knowledge needed to effectively support the unique requirements of organic producers. Tech Note 12 helps organic producers articulate the conservation benefits of their practices in the language used by NRCS field agents and TSPs. This clarity is crucial for accessing NRCS programs. Part one of this webinar will cover the areas of soil health, climate, and nutrient management as they relate to organic management.

This four part webinar series will explore changing winter conditions and their consequences for timber harvesting in the Northeast and Upper Midwest. Presentations by and discussions with scientists and natural resource professionals will share the research behind changing winters, soil monitoring to inform operations, and adaptations to support winter timber harvests in a changing environment.

During this Tech Talk Meghan Filbert of No Fence discusses "Virtual Fencing 101," an educational session aimed at conservation partnership staff and technical service providers. The training explains the technical aspects of virtual fencing, its effectiveness, opportunities, and challenges, as well as its costs and vendors in the U.S. Participants will learn how virtual fencing can manage livestock using GPS collars and mobile devices to create boundaries, minimizing the need for physical interior fences.

Tech Talks is a online training series organized by the Technical Training and Certification Program. Rotating speakers cover a wide variety of technical topics at 1:00 on Mondays. The list of Tech Talks and links to replays for 2024 can be found below.

Strategic Harvested Forage Management is a new interim conservation practice and consists of developing a planned winter feeding strategy that involves controlling livestock access and systematically moving feeding areas across a pasture or field. Planned winter feeding strategies are employed by producers to improve productivity, soil health, and reduce impact on sensitive features compared to traditional unplanned winter feeding strategies.

Watch and learn about Soil Health through discussions, simulations and demonstrations with Ray Archuleta, a Certified Professional Soil Scientist with the Soil Science Society of America. Explore topics such as biomimicry, and ecosystem processes, reducing inputs, soil health principles and improving ROI. This video series was filmed during a field tour in July, 2024.

This recorded webinar covers the biology of the monarch, its conservation status, and management techniques to improve breeding habitat for the butterfly.

A PowerPoint presentation developed by NRCS with these objectives: 

• Learn the basic components of a virtual fence (VF) system
• Explore Specifications from various company’s systems
• Discuss animal training requirements
• Gain a better understanding of what producers should consider when evaluating VF as a management alternative
• Review new practice scenarios for FY 25

In this webinar, participants will gain insights into the basic concepts of local adaptation in trees and explore the three types of assisted migration. Presenters will discuss the benefits of these practices, strategies to mitigate risks, and the decision support tools available to guide assisted migration decisions. This session is the first in a series of eight webinars on Tree Improvement.

Join Vasudha Sharma, U of M, as she demonstrates the Irrigation Management Assistant (IMA) Tool. She will discuss how to access the tool, how the tool is used, go through an example using the tool, and then how to interpret the results.