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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| Our Groundwater Connection: Contamination | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Water Quality Basics | Video |
Groundwater education video created by Anoka SWCD in collaboration with the Anoka Co. Water Resource Outreach Collaborative. |
Anoka SWCD |
| Overview of Soil Fertility, Plant Nutrition, and Nutrition Management | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
(Time: 00:17:31) Information is presented on the seventeen chemical elements essential for plant growth, how plants need various amounts of… |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| P-Workshop: Managing Phosphorus in Conservation Cropping Systems | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Join the Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership, American Farmland Trust, and the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed Partnership for an informative… |
U of M, Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership, American Farmland Trust |
| Pathogenic Fungi & Plant Pathogens (Soil Regen Summit 2021) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Dr. Mary Cole joins the Soil Food Web School Team to talk about Pathogenic Fungi & Plant Pathogens, problems of our making, not theirs! Fungi… |
Soil Food Web School |
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| Perimeter/Sediment Control | Erosion Control | Construction Site Erosion Control | Video |
MECA video providing information on products and installation tips for keeping sediment from leaving a construction site. |
Minnesota Erosion Control Association |
| Phosphorus | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
(Time: 00:20:05) Information is presented on basic phosphorus processes in the soil-plant system; phosphorus soil testing; phosphorus… |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| Pipe Hydraulics | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Hydraulics | Video |
Time: 15:55, Suggested viewing: 10:20; The NRCS Oklahoma State Engineer demonstrates pipe hydraulics in a lab setting. He shows… |
NRCS |
| Planning to Avoid Pitfalls: The Key to Restoration Success | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 41:25) Webinar 2 of 7 from U of M's Ecological Restoration Training Center; No manager wants to lose a restoration project to… |
University of Minnesota |
| Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Habitat: Small Urban Farms and Community Spaces | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Urban landscapes are diverse and can provide unique habitat opportunities for pollinators and other beneficial invertebrates. However, habitat… |
Xerces |
| Pollinator Friendly Multi-functional Windbreak Design | Practice Specific | Video |
Mark Wonneck, of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada discusses the habitat requirements for pollinator species and how they can be considered and… |
USDA National Agroforestry Center |
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| Pollinators | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Video |
(Time: 57:21) In this session, Elaine Evans will discuss pollinators. Pollinators are a crucial part of our food production… |
University of Minnesota |
| Pollinators in the Woods? The Place of Wild Bees in a Changing Forested Landscape | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Come join Kass Urban-Mead, Xerces Pollinator Conservation Specialist, NRCS Partner Biologist, for an adventure exploring how wild bees use the… |
Xerces |
| 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 |
| Potassium | Nutrient Management | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
(Time: 00:13:43) Information is presented on potassium processes in the soil-plant system; potassium soil testing; potassium fertilizer… |
NRCS, June 2014 |
| Practical Conservation Tillage for Organic Cropping Systems | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
The National Organic Standards require certified organic producers to implement tillage and cultivation practices that “maintain or improve the… |
USDA NRCS Science and Technology |
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| Prairie Pod | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators |
The link brings you to a series of podcasts about restoration and management of prairie. The Prairie Pod communicates the science… |
MN DNR |
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| Prairie Strips & Conservation Programs | Planning | Webinar |
Paul Mugge and Tim Youngquist come together to share their passion for integrating conservation practices into their family farms through prairie… |
Practical Farmers of Iowa |
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| Prairie Strips Winter Webinar Series #1 | Practice Specific | Video |
Prairie Strips: A New Conservation Practice for Farmers and Crop Consultants. Session 1 will cover siting prairie strips for water quality and… |
Sand County Foundation |
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| Prairie Strips Winter Webinar Series #2 | Practice Specific | Video |
Prairie Strips: A New Conservation Practice for Farmers and Crop Consultants. Session 2 will cover establishing and managing prairie strips. |
Sand County Foundation |
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| Prairie Strips Winter Webinar Series #3 | Practice Specific | Video |
Prairie Strips: A New Conservation Practice for Farmers and Crop Consultants. Session 3 will cover prairie strips as habitat for beneficial… |
Sand County Foundation |
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| Prairies and Landscape Change: Notes from the Underground | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Restoring prairie from cropland has well-known benefits to soil health – at least to the soil directly underneath the prairie. How might… |
Soil Health Nexus |
| 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.… |
Texas A&M Extension |
| Prescribed Burning | Practice Specific | Online Course |
(Time: will vary) This course is designed to introduce the student to the fundamental basics of prescribed burning. At the end of the… |
Oklahoma State University |
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| Prescribed Grazing | Practice Specific | Online Course |
Prescribed grazing is the foundational NRCS conservation practice that is applied on all lands that are grazed in conjunction with a wide array of… |
NRCS |
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| Prescribed Grazing Training Series | Practice Specific |
This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Prescribed Grazing (CPS528).… |
TTCP |
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| 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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| Project Management 101 | Project Management | Video |
(Time: 30 min) This video provides background and tips for managing projects. The content is broken up into four modules:
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BWSR |
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| PTMApp Learning Center | PTMApp |
The purpose of the PTMApp Learning Center is to provide training and education materials through videos and recorded webinars that users can… |
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| Quantifying Soil Health: Where are we now? | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
The January edition of the Soil health Digital Cafe series will feature Dr. Jordon Wade who will be discussing soil health measurement and the… |
Soil Health Nexus |
| 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… |
NRCS |
| 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)… |
NRCS |
| R Stages, Soybean Management in Wisconsin (soybeans 3/3) | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
(Time: 17:42) This video focuses on the reproductive stages of growth and development of soybeans. |
U of Wis, Jan 2015 |
| Raingardens | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
Blue Thumb has a three part video series posted on their website called "Watersmart Landscaping: Raingardens". In addition, there is a… |
Blue Thumb |
| 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… |
NRCS |
| Regenerative Agriculture and Organic: Intersections and Differences | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Join us as we discuss the similarities and differences between regenerative and organic agriculture. This webinar will cover the basic principles… |
USDA NRCS Science and Technology |
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| Renovation: Experiences in the Field | Practice Specific | Video |
Video describes need for windbreak renovation, equipment and various techniques that can be used. |
USDA National Agroforestry Center |
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| Research and Innovation in Organic AgTech | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Join this webinar to learn about innovative technologies that can be used in organic production systems. This webinar will explore new and… |
conservationwebinars.net |
| Residue and Tillage Management, No Till Training Series | Practice Specific |
This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Residue and Tillage Management… |
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| Resource Concerns and Planning Criteria | Core Competency (Matrix) | Webinar |
This is a recorded webinar that covers the 2020 resource concerns and planning criteria. |
TTCP |
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| Restoring Native Plant Communities: Soil and Hydrology Suited Planning Tools | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
(Time: 1:07) This webinar explains how native plant community restoration can be guided by existing natural inventories. |
NRCS |
| Reviewing the 2020 Farm Economics to Make 2021 Decisions on the Farm | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
This session will review the farm economics for Minnesota farms in 2020 including COVID impacts and opportunities. Additionally, we will review… |
TTCP |
| RIM Easement Application Training | Easements | Funding Request/Applications | Webinar |
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BWSR |
| RIM Easement Title Insurance Training Webinar | Easements | Funding Request/Applications | Webinar |
This is a recording of the RIM easement title insurance training webinar session from 11/18/2020. |
BWSR |
| RIM Integrating Clean Water and Habitat (1W1P) Easement Program Training | Easements | Funding Request/Applications | Webinar |
This is a recording of the RIM Integrating Clean Water and Habitat (1W1P) easement program webinar training session from 1/25/2023. Training for… |
BWSR |
| RIM Reforestation Easement Program Training | Easements | Funding Request/Applications | Webinar |
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BWSR |
| RIM Wetlands Easement Program Training | Easements | Funding Request/Applications | Webinar |
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BWSR |
| RIM Working Lands Easement Program Training | Easements | Funding Request/Applications | Webinar |
This is a recording of the RIM Working Lands easement program webinar training session from 2/24/2022. Training for this new pilot program focused… |
BWSR |
| RIM-Riparian and Floodplain Restoration Training | Easements | Funding Request/Applications | Webinar |
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BWSR |
| Rules and Tools About Manure | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Video |
Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center |
| Saving Great Plains Grasslands: Rangeland Management for Pollinators and Plant Diversity | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Video |
Grasslands in the Great Plains, and elsewhere, are rapidly disappearing. Grasslands provide critical habitat for a variety of wildlife, including… |
Xerces |