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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Soil Health's Link to Water Quality | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
The agronomic benefits of improving soil health are well known, but when it comes to the specific impacts on water quality off field, many… |
North Central Region Water Network |
Bringing Your Tests to Life, Part 2 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Ryan Dennhardt of Ward Laboratories hosts a discussion for part 2 of "Bringing Your Tests to Life" |
Ward Labs, Inc |
Organic Soil Health Practices for Water Management and Water Quality | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Farmers must manage water resources to provide sufficient yet not excessive moisture to their crops, and to protect surface and groundwater from… |
USDA-NRCS Conservation Webinars |
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Mitigating Climate Change Through the Soil Carbon Sponge | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | 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 |
Effective Cover Cropping - Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Risk | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Bringing forward information and data from several years and data from assorted research locations, Dr. Gruver discusses both gains and hurdles in… |
USDA NRCS Science and Technology |
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Latest Resources on Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | 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 |
Economics of Soil Health Systems in Minnesota | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
The Soil Health Institute and Cargill conducted this project to provide farmers with the economics information they need when deciding whether to… |
Soil Health Institute, Cargill |
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 |
Using Legumes to Supply Crop Nitrogen While Also Reaping Benefits for Soil Health | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Join to learn how to reduce nitrogen need by incorporating legumes into your rotation. Using leguminous cover crops provides multiple below ground… |
USDA NRCS Soil Health Division |
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The Nobel Conference 2018 - Living Soil: A Universe Underfoot | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Scoop up some soil in your hands and consider there are more organisms in that handful of soil than humans who have ever lived. Soil is a living… |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Long-term Effect of Cover Crops on Soil Health Crop Yield | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Tune into this Digital Cafe to hear from Dr. Inderjot Chahal with the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Guelph. Dr. Chalal will… |
Soil Health Nexus |
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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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Living Soil Film | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
(Time 1:00:22) Our soils support 95 percent of all food production, and by 2060, our soils will be asked to give us as much food as we have… |
Soil Health Institute, Nov 2108 |
Connecting the Dots from Soil to Human Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Join to explore linkages between soil, environmental, and human health. How does soil influence human health? This presentation will explore… |
conservationwebinars.net |
Cropland In-Field Soil Health Assessment Training | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
This training is designed to provide an introduction to the Cropland In-Field Soil Health Assessment, a tool for inventorying soils and… |
NRCS |
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2022 Wisconsin Cover Crops Conference - Planting Green | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Systematic approaches to establishing covers, planter setups, termination techniques, agronomic concerns when converting from conventional tillage… |
WI NRCS & UW-Madison |
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Building your Soil Structure | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
(Time: 19:45) Hal Weiser, USDA, discusses how to improve soil structure and soil biology to maximize crop production. |
University of Minnesota, Extension |
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 |
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 |
Intro to Urban Soil Health for Conservation Planning and Management | Planning | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
In this webinar, Josh Beniston, NRCS Regional Soil Health Specialist covering urban areas, presents an overview of soil health in the context of… |
TTCP |
Agronomic and Economic Consideration for the Business Cass of Adopting Soil Health Management Systems | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Participants will learn agricultural production factors along combination with economic considerations for evaluating profitability of adopting… |
NRCS, Soil Health Institute |
2022 Wisconsin Cover Crops Conference - Adaptive Rye Management | Soil Health and Management | Video |
During this session, our panel of experienced farmers walks through how planting rye fits into their system and the importance of adaptive rye… |
WI NRCS & UW-Madison |
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Soil Health Practices and Water Behavior and Efforts to Quantify Soil Function | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Soil health is defined in terms of soil function, and some of the most important functions are related to water-holding and water infiltration.… |
Soil Health Nexus/UMN MOSH |
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Soil Health and New Soil Testing Methods | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time: 1:47:00) This webinar will give participants an overview of soil health and new soil testing tools for N-P-K that take into account… |
NRCS |
High-Producing Organic No-Till | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
High-producing organic no-till has long been identified as the Holy Grail of soil health. Join Brett Israel for an evening of sharing as he… |
Practical Farmers of Iowa |
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 |
2022 Wisconsin Cover Crops Conference - Creating Opportunities for In-Season Manure | Soil Health and Management | Video |
In Wisconsin, we’re fortunate to have manure as a natural fertilizer. A panel of farmers discuss their experiences (the how) on maximizing the… |
WI NRCS & UW-Madison |
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The Relevance of Soil Biology in Assessing Fertility and Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time:1:22:00) Participants will learn how soil biology directly and indirectly influence crop growth and nutrient cycling, along with… |
NRCS |
Farming with Soil Life | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Video |
This presentation is part of our Farming with Soil Life online short course and covers some of the main groups of soil invertebrates, how to… |
Xerces Society |
Soil Health Resource Concerns | Planning | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Stephanie McLain (NRCS State Soil Health Specialist) provides an overview of the soil health resource concerns including how to evaluate them.… |
TTCP |
Soil Health Pays | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
A farm’s profitability depends on many factors – but reducing yield variability is a key component. Mitchell County farmer Wayne Fredericks and… |
Practical Farmers of Iowa |
2022 Wisconsin Cover Crops Conference - Ecosystem Services and Carbon Markets | Soil Health and Management | Video |
This session provides a comprehensive overview of things farmers should know and consider when navigating the rapidly evolving space of carbon and… |
WI NRCS & UW-Madison |
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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 |
Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
(Time: 57:21) In this session, Dr. Jessica Gutknecht discusses soil health. When you think about the soil beneath your feet, or… |
University of Minnesota |
Economic and decision barriers to soil health practice adoption: A role for public policy? | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Farmers have long had the goal of managing land for use by future generations. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to increase… |
USDA Economists and CFARE |
Soil Quality - the Foundation for Resource Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time: 1:55) Participants in the webinar learn about Natural Resources Conservation Service conservation planning principles to improve soil… |
NRCS |
Strategic Farming: Let's talk cover crops! | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Cover crops: Termination timing and planting green. Timing can mean a lot when it comes to cover crops. Join Drs. Anna Cates, State Soil Health… |
UMN Extension |
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A World Without Soil | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Participants in this session will learn why soil is an essential part of the Earth’s ability to feed the world's population and it is key to… |
USDA NRCS Soil Health Division |
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Soils as a Service Webinar Series: Farming Microbes | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
For this webinar, we’ll revisit the ability of soil to supply the nutrients plants need to reach their genetic potential. Dr. James White, Rutgers… |
MyLand Company |
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Core NRCS Conservation Practices for Enhancing Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time: 1:10) This webinar focuses on how several core NRCS conservation practices can be used by farmers to improve soil health, linking them… |
NRCS |
Cover Crop Profitability | Soil Health and Management | Video |
How long does it take for cover crops to become profitable? Join us for next week's Digital Café where Dr. Rob Myers of University of Missouri… |
Soil Health Nexus |
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Unlock the Secrets in the Soil | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Video |
A series of 41 videos, mostly under five minutes each that discuss various soil health topics and applications of soil health principles. … |
NRCS |
How to use Haney Tests | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
The Haney test tries to assess biological activity in your soil. The results include many different metrics representing microbial activity and… |
UMN |
Understanding Soil Quality Impacts on Soil Functions and Other Resource Concerns | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time: 1:18) Participants learn about nutrient management and healthy soils, and the resulting effects on water quality through a study… |
Ohio State University Extension |
Introduction to Soil Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time: 1:50) Introduction to soil health (1/3) webinars are prerequisites for the Minnesota Soil Health Field Day and Minnesota Soil Health… |
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 |
Tech Talk Replay: Evaluating Herbicide Plans in a Soil Health System | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from August 10, 2020. Liz Stahl, UMN Extension, reviews the latest research and information regarding the impacts of weed… |
TTCP |
On-Farm Research Explores Cover Crops, Manure, Nitrogen & Returns | Nutrient Management | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Woody Van Arkel and Cameron Ogilvie shared results of and experience with on-farm research at Woody’s farm. Research explored different cover… |
Practical Farmers of Iowa |
Nutrients, Soil Biology and Diversity in Agroecosystems | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
(Time: 1:55) Nutrients, Soil Biology and Diversity in Agroecosystems (2/3) webinars are prerequisites for the Minnesota Soil Health Field Day and… |
NRCS |
Tech Talk Replay: Equipment Modifications for Cover Crops | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from August 24 at 9:00 am. NRCS State Soil Health Specialist Kristin Brennan hosts a farmer panel including Brady… |
TTCP |