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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| Your Insect Allies: Meet the Beneficial Insects that Control Crop Pests and Promote Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Webinar |
Join Karin Jokela, Pollinator Conservation Specialist with the Xerces Society, to get to know some of the most common beneficial insects above and… |
TTCP |
| Yield components of corn (corn, part 3/3) | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
(Time 24:02) Dr. Joe Lauer's presentation about "Corn Growth, Development, and Physiology". This part (3 of 3) focuses on the components… |
U of Wis, Jan 2015 |
| Work on Golden-Winged Warblers and Other Early Successional Birds | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
Minnesota’s forests provide critical breeding habitat for hundreds of resident and migrating bird species. Forest management provides an important… |
Sustainable Forest Education Cooperative |
| Winter Soil Health Virtual Series | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
The Minnesota Soil Health Coalition produced a series of webinars in January and February of 2021. These five webinars are: Webinar 1… |
Minnesota Soil Health Coalition |
| Winter Manure Application and Water Quality | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
While winter manure application can be beneficial for producers from a logistical, financial, and soil compaction standpoint, it has traditionally… |
North Central Region Water Network |
| Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST) and National Agronomy Technical Note 5 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Pest Management | Webinar |
(Time: 24:27 min) This third section of the PowerPoint will focus on how to use the WIN-PST tool and mitigating hazard results from the tool… |
NRCS |
| Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment Training Series | Practice Specific |
This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Windbreaks and Shelterbelts (… |
TTCP |
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| Windbreak Short Course: Day 2 | Practice Specific | Webinar |
A recording of a virtual windbreak short course for Nebraska:
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USDA National Agroforestry Center |
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| Windbreak Short Course: Day 1 | Practice Specific | Webinar |
A recording of a virtual windbreak short course for Nebraska:
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USDA National Agroforestry Center |
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| Windbreak Renovation: North Dakota experience | Practice Specific | Video |
Wells County (ND) SWCD Manager, Anne Ehni describes their experience with windbreak renovation. |
USDA National Agroforestry Center |
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| Why "Organic" Matters - Soil Organic Matter, Soil Health and USDA-Certified Organic Farming | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Join us as we discuss the history of organic farming in parallel to the history of soil conservation with a focus on soil health and soil organic… |
USDA NRCS Science and Technology |
| What’s at risk? Implications of climate change on forests and options for adaptation | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management | Video |
Climate change is altering forest ecosystems, with many changes expected by the end of the 21st century. Forests vary widely, and not all forests… |
US Forest Service |
| What's at risk? Implications of Climate Change on Forests and Options for Adaptation | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forest Ecology and Management | Webinar |
Climate change is altering forest ecosystems, with many changes expected by the end of the 21st century. Forests vary widely, and not all forests… |
USFWS |
| What is the Soil Food Web? (Soil Regen Summit 2021) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Dr. Elaine Ingham and her colleagues discovered the Soil Food Web nearly 4 decades ago. She has been pioneering research on soil health ever since… |
Soil Food Web School |
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| What Environmental Health Professionals Need to Know About Wells | Core Competency (Matrix) | Water Quality Basics | Webinar |
This webinar recording discusses private well topics that environmental health professionals might encounter in the field. The webinar will cover… |
privatewellclass.org |
| What are the Economic, Water Quality and Climate Impacts of Soil Health? Soil Health Successful Farmer Case Studies Tell the Story | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Participate in this webinar to learn about the overarching economic findings across six crop farmers and two almond growers related to changes in… |
NRCS, American Farmland Trust |
| Wetland Restoration Training Series | Practice Specific |
This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Wetland Restorations (CPS567).… |
TTCP |
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| Wetland Restoration | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This training will enable field staff involved in project applications, the design, or the construction of wetland restorations to have a solid… |
TTCP |
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| Wetland Hydrology Monitoring Part 2 | Wetland | Wetland Hydrology | Video |
(Time: 18:11) This is the second of two training modules on the topic of wetland hydrology monitoring – offered as an… |
BWSR |
| Wetland Hydrology Monitoring Part 1 | Wetland | Wetland Hydrology | Video |
(Time: 30:42) This is the first of two training modules on the topic of wetland hydrology monitoring – offered as an… |
BWSR |
| WEPP Science Introduction and PowerPoint presentation | Erosion Control | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 23:28) Water Erosion Prediction Project |
NRCS |
| WEPP Demonstration and Use | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 54:35) |
NRCS |
| WEPP - Overview of Session 1 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 16:37) |
NRCS |
| 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 |
| Webinar 9: Dealing with Changing Weather Patterns in Wetland Restoration Planning | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the ninth webinar, delivered in 4 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Webinar 8: What are the Choices and Benefits? Matching Objectives to Programs and Getting Additional Help | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the eighth webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Webinar 7: How to Talk About Wetlands with Landowners | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the seventh webinar, delivered in 3 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series.
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NAWM, NRCS |
| Webinar 6: Identifying Resource Concerns and Determining Landowner Objectives | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the sixth webinar, delivered in 3 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series.
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NAWM, NRCS |
| Webinar 5: Dealing with Reality: How to Work with Wetlands in Altered Landscapes | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the fifth webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Webinar 4: Wetland Ecology for Planners: Examples of Variation Across the United States | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the fourth webinar, delivered in 4 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The webinar… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Webinar 3: Wetlands Ecology for Planners - How Wetlands Function | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics |
This is the third webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The first half… |
NAWM, NRCS |
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| Webinar 2: Wetlands in a Watershed at the Landscape Scale | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This second webinar, delivered in six segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series begins with an… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Webinar 1: Introduction to Wetlands | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This first webinar, presented in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly developed nine-part wetland training webinar series provides an… |
NAWM, NRCS |
| Web Soil Survey – Part 3: Tabs and Downloads | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Video |
Time: 13:30; Part 3 of a 3 part series on Web Soil Survey. This video covers the various tabs of soil information, report settings, shopping cart… |
NRCS NSSC, Feb 14, 2020 |
| Web Soil Survey – Part 2: Set Area of Interest (AOI) | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Video |
(Time: 12:11) Part 2 of a 3 part series on Web Soil Survey. This video covers ways to set an Area of Interest (AOI), limits for the AOI, and… |
NRCS NSSC, Feb 14, 2019 |
| Web Soil survey - Part 1: Application Access | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Video |
(Time: 11:48) Part 1 of a 3 part series on Web Soil Survey. This video covers information on the Web Soil Survey home page, ways to access the… |
NRCS NSSC, Feb 14, 2018 |
| Watershed Tools Overview | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Hydrology | Video |
Time: 21:52; This webinar is a recorded PowerPoint showing the NRCS Engineering Tools-Watershed Tools and other Tools in ArcMap. The first ~19… |
BWSR |
| Watershed Tools Demo | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Video |
This video is a demonstration of each step of a watershed delineation and RCN determination for a project site. The demonstration shows the… |
TTCP |
| Water Management During Drought | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Drought is continuing to intensify across portions of the Midwest this year, and over the past several years severe drought has plagued much of… |
North Central Region Water Network |
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| Water and Sediment Control Basin Training Series | Practice Specific |
This is a collection of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of Water and Sediment… |
TTCP |
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| WASCOB Tile Design | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
The training shows the tile design components of the WASCOB Design spreadsheet. This video finishes the basin system design started in the WASCOB… |
BWSR |
| WASCOB Field Training Webinar | Practice Layout | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This session covers how to prepare for and complete the I&E step, and some basics of construction inspection. There's also a quick… |
TTCP |
| WASCOB Design Intro | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
(Time 19:55) The training intruduces employees to NRCS's WASCOB Design spreadsheet. This is an introductory level training with a format of some… |
BWSR |
| Warm Season Grasses (1 of 5) “Site Preparation” | Vegetation | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Video |
(Time: 5:21) Step 1 of 5 on planting and managing native warm season grasses. |
Missouri Conservation Department |
| Virtual 4R Field Day | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Farmers, agronomists and all interested in nutrient management and innovative conservation are invited to join the online 4R Technology Review… |
MAWRC |
| 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,… |
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| Vegetative Growth Stages of Soybeans (soybeans 2/3) | Crops | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
(Time: 16:39) This video focuses on the early season growth and development of soybeans |
U of Wis, Jan 2015 |
| Using WIN-PST for Conservation Planning | Core Competency (Matrix) | Conservation Planning | Online Course |
This course introduces you to the Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST). You will learn what the tool is and how to run it. You will also… |
AgLearn |
| Using the EFT Waterway Sizing Wizard | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
This video is a re-recording of an Engineering Field Tool's (EFT) Waterway Wizard webinar originally presented March 2017 by NRCS Area 6 Engineer… |
BWSR |
| 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 |