Not all training takes place in a classroom. We’ve put together a searchable library of recorded modules, webinars, videos and other resources to help our staff and partners find professional development information on a variety of topics.
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| Cover Crop Strategies Podcasts | Practice Specific | Podcast | Cover Crop Strategies offers a series of Podcasts related to Cover Crops and Soil Health. Topics include Cover Crop Management Tips, Choosing… |
Cover Crop Strategies |
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| Nutrient Management Module 2: Planning for Sensitive Features | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Reference Material | This self-paced material regarding sensitive features for nutrient management planning includes:
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TTCP |
| Small Grain Pest Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material | This website provides information about diseases and insects common to Minnesota small grain crops. |
U of M Extension |
| Tree Identification | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Plant ID | Reference Material | University of Minnesota resources for the identification of trees: Tree Identification Cards that can be downloaded and printed, Beginners Guide… |
UMN Extension |
| Soybean Pest Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material | This website provides information on insects and diseases affecting soybean. |
U of M Extension |
| Blowing Snow Control Tools | Practice Specific | Reference Material | University of Minnesota resources for design of Living Snow Fences. This site includes a design tool, a video on how to run the design tool, a… |
UMN Extension |
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| Forest Management Guidelines | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Reference Material | This document outlines the best management practices to be used to protect natural resources on all forest land in Minnesota. |
Minnesota Forest Resources Council |
| Sugarbeet Pest Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material | This website provides information on insects and diseases affecting sugarbeets. |
U of M Extension |
| Weed Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material | This website provides information on weed identification, herbicides and herbicide resistance management. |
U of M Extension |
| Hydrology Training Series | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Hydrology | Reference Material | Time: will vary; These are the pdf version of the NRCS training modules for Hydrology. Modules 101-116 recommended for a basic… |
NRCS |
| Small Grains | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | This website provides information on crop and variety selection, growing, harvest and storage, planting and pest management for small grains in… |
U of M Extension |
| EFH2 Software | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Hydrology | Reference Material | Website to download software and User's Guide. The EFH-2, version 1.1.2 (August 6, 2014) software implements the procedures described in… |
NRCS |
| Sugarbeets | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | This website provides information on growing sugarbeets and pest management for sugarbeets Minnesota. |
U of M Extension |
| Forages | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | This website provides information on variety selection, growing, harvest and storage, planting and pest management for forages in Minnesota. |
U of M Extension |
| MN EFH2 supporting files | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Hydrology | Reference Material | Link to NRCS MN Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulics page to find and download Minnesota specific files for the EFH2 software. (Online… |
NRCS |
| Forest Pests and Disease | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material | This Minnesota DNR website has links to forest pests and disease descriptions, identification and management options. |
MN DNR |
| Grazing Systems Planning Guide | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Reference Material | (Time: will vary) This guide discusses the components of a grazing system by taking you through the grazing management planning process.… |
University of Minnesota |
| Forage Management Resources | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Managed Grazing Systems | Reference Material | (Time: will vary) This website provides research and other resources related to forage selection, planting, pest management, harvest and storage… |
University of Minnesota, Extension |
| Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Effects on Water Quality | Practice Specific | Reference Material | A publication by Virginia Cooperative Extension that describes the effects of riparian buffers on sediment, nutrients and other pollutants as well… |
Virginia Cooperative Extension |
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| Field Indicators of Hydric Soil | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Reference Material | This is a powerpoint presentation developed with the Wetland Science Institute, containing 65 slides covering the general concepts used for… |
NRCS |
| Hydric Soil Overview | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Reference Material | This is a powerpoint presentation developed by Michael Whited of the NRCS Wetland Science Institute, containing 18 slides explaining the… |
NRCS |
| CORE 4 Pest Management Technical References and Training Materials | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | Basic overview of pest management principles. Materials concentrate on assessing environmental risks of pest management alternatives. |
NRCS, June 1999 |
| Redoximorphic feature | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Reference Material | This is a powerpoint presentation developed by Michael Whited of the NRCS Wetland Science Institute, containing 33 slides. The objectives of the… |
NRCS |
| University of Minnesota Extension: Beef Extension | Livestock | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | This site provides access to publications and other resources related to beef production in Minnesota including cow/calf management, feedlot… |
U of M Extension |
| Using Soil Taxonomy to Identify Hydric Soils | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Reference Material | This is a powerpoint presentation with 59 slides describing the hierarchical nature of soil classification and how a particular soil’s… |
NRCS |
| Breeds of Livestock | Livestock | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | This site provides a comprehensive inventory of the various domestic breeds of livestock including cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine, poultry… |
Oklahoma State University, Department of Animal Science |
| CORE 4 Pest Management Technical References and Training Materials | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material | (Time: will vary) Basic overview of pest management principles. Materials concentrate on assessing environmental risks of pest management… |
NRCS |
| Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows | Livestock | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | This document provides guidance on how to determine a body condition score (BCS) for beef cows. Body condition scores are excellent indicators of… |
Virginia Cooperative Extension |
| Quick Reference Links- CAD | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | CAD | Reference Material | This link takes you to the MN NRCS engineering page, under Resources and CAD. This page contains over 100 quick reference guides (pdf) describing… |
NRCS |
| Census of Agriculture | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | County specific data (examples include acres and sales by crop type, number and sales by livestock type and types of operators and operations) can… |
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) |
| Quick Reference link - Surveying | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Surveying | Reference Material | Time: will vary; This link takes you to the MN NRCS engineering page, under Resources and CAD. This page contains 7 quick reference guides (pdf… |
NRCS |
| CropScape | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | Layer developed by USDA NASS in cooperation with NASA. Map showing crop history of areas going back to 1997. Also evaluation of how many years… |
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) |
| Soil Data Viewer 6.2 User Guide | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Reference Material | A 57 page pdf with complete instructions on how to use Soil Data Viewer, standalone or as an add-in to ArcMap |
NRCS |
| NPC Silviculture Strategies for Forest Stand Prescriptions | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management | Reference Material | The Division of Forestry has developed silviculture strategies to inform sustainable forest management in Minnesota. These documents include… |
DNR |
| Proficiency Exam - Conservation Economics | Conservation Planning | Reference Material | This proficiency exam verifies competency to satisfy the conservation planner designation requirement of the Economics of Conservation Planning… |
TTCP |
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| VegScape | Vegetation | Ag & Agronomy | Reference Material | Layer developed by USDA NASS in cooperation with NASA. Map showing crop condition monitoring system. Integrates soil moisture, temperature, etc… |
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| Fields to Streams: Managing Water in a Rural Landscape - Part One | Core Competency (Matrix) | Water Quality Basics | Reference Material | This document is designed to assist rural landowners, land managers, and conservation professionals in protecting rural streams. The emphasis is… |
Univ. of MN Extension, 2015 |
| Fields to Streams: Managing Water in a Rural Landscape – Part Two | Core Competency (Matrix) | Water Quality Basics | Reference Material | This document is designed to assist rural landowners, land managers, and conservation professionals in protecting rural streams. The emphasis is… |
Univ. of MN Extension, 2016 |
| Managing Cover Crops Profitably | Practice Specific | Reference Material | Managing Cover Crops Profitably, Third Edition, was published in 2007 by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)… |
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education |
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| Sustainable Crop Rotations with Cover Crops | Practice Specific | Reference Material | Cover crops offer many benefits for agriculture that include erosion control; reduced compaction and nutrient leaching; increased water… |
Ohio State University |
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| Pollinators, Monarchs and Beneficial Insects | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Reference Material | This website has multiple references for conservation planning for pollinators, monarch and beneficial insects. |
NRCS |
| Soil Health & Sustainability for Field Staff Training Resources | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Reference Material | A compilation of recorded webinars and other resources provided as part of the Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff training in 2019.… |
TTCP |
| Soils Training Resources | Soil | Reference Material | This is a collection of video, webinar, and presentation training resources related to soils: mapping, classification, interpretations, GIS data,… |
NRCS |
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| MN NRCS Soil Health Training Resources | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Reference Material | (Time will vary) This is a set of 30+ soil health related training resources that is maintained by MN NRCS. |
NRCS |
| Interseeding Prairies to Enhance Diversity | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Reference Material | (Time: will vary) Webinar 4 of 7 from U of M's Ecological Restoration Training Center; Interseeding to enhance native diversity in degraded,… |
University of Minnesota |
| Corn Pest Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material | This website provides information on insects, diseases and nematodes affecting corn. |
U of M Extension |
| EFT Reference Materials | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Practice Specific | Reference Material | These documents support EFT Terrace and Waterway design tools (TDT and WDT). They include workflows to prepare data for import into EFT and… |
TTCP |
| Forage Pest Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Reference Material | This website provides information on alfalfa diseases and insects. |
U of M Extension |
| Preparing Land for Seeding Native Grasses & Plants | Vegetation | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Video | (Time: 1:37) Preparing the seedbed correctly will increase the likelihood of seed germination and a successful planting. The… |
Texas A&M Extension |
| Climate Change and Adaptive Management for Agriculture | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video | A supplemental video for the 2021 Soil Health and Sustainability. Discussion of the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the adaptive… |
NRCS |