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.
| Title | Subject | Skill | Format | Description | Source |
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| WEPP Science Introduction and PowerPoint presentation | Erosion Control | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 23:28) Water Erosion Prediction Project |
NRCS |
| Tile Drainage in Minnesota and Wisconsin: What We Know From Edge-of-Field Monitoring and Practical Management Implications for Farmers | Core Competency (Matrix) | Water Quality Basics | 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 |
| Engineering Field Tools (EFT): Overview and Basic Tasks | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
Time: 59:00; At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will know the general capabilities of the Engineering Field Tools software, with… |
NRCS |
| Nutrient Management Module 11: Manure Sampling, Testing and Crediting | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Video |
Jeff King, NRCS Water Quality Specialist, describes the requirements for manure sampling and testing and how to calculate manure nutrient credits… |
TTCP |
| WEPP Demonstration and Use | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 54:35) |
NRCS |
| 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 |
| LiDAR based tools for design of Water & Sediment Control Basins in ARCGIS | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Video |
Time: 12:29 Peter Mead (Cartographic Technician) and Wes Drake (Agricultural Engineer) from the Minnesota NRCS provide an… |
NRCS |
| Maximizing Your Nitrogen Dollar 2022 Webinar Series: Livestock and Manure | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Video |
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to… |
OMAFRA |
| Brome Conversion and Long-Term Grassland Management | Vegetation | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Video |
An overview of successful long-term brome conversion methods based on field results. Grassland management for long-term success. Considerations to… |
BWSR |
| IET2 Demonstration | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 31:13) |
NRCS |
| 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 |
| WEPP - Overview of Session 1 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 16:37) |
NRCS |
| 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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| 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 |
| Demonstration of WEPP in more detail | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Erosion Prediction Models | Video |
(Time: 1:00:27) This session includes cover crops, kill crop, mulch/manure additions, weed growth, irrigation, etc. |
NRCS |
| Introduction to Unified Soil Classifcation System | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Mechanics | Video |
This video is a recorded PowerPoint by MN NRCS Geologist Tim Weisbrod. It is a pre-requisite to taking the in-person SM-1 classroom training.… |
NRCS |
| A Basic Introduction to Logic Models | Planning | Video |
A logic model is a way of organizing the elements of your plan or project so you can successfully communicate your strategy to funders and… |
BWSR |
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| Seeding and Planting Equipment | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
This course will review seeding and planting equipment used in a corn/soybean setting. |
NRCS |
| Tech Talk: Tree/Shrub Establishment CPS 612 | Practice Specific | Video |
This session covers the use of Web Soil Survey to identify Conservation Tree/Shrub Groups and using the CTSG group spreadsheet to select species… |
TTCP |
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| 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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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Applying Skills We’ve Learned to Manure Management | 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 |
| Logic Models: A Natural Resource Example | Planning | Video |
This video (Time: 4:09 min) demonstrates how a logic model can be used to establish short, mid, and long term goals in a natural resource example… |
BWSR |
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| Ag 101 - Session 1: Nutrient Management | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
This training is presented by Centrol Crop Consulting Agronomists Ian Olson and Ken Fransky. They present information on soils in Minnesota… |
TTCP, Centrol |
| 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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| 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 |
| 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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| Forestry Equipment | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Forestry Basics and Practices | Video |
Duane Fogard, American Bird Conservancy Forester, from the Duluth Field Office, will lead us in a review of commonly used forest… |
NRCS, ABC |
| 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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| 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 |
| How to restore your shore with coir logs | Shoreline Protection | Practice Specific | Video |
How to install a soil wrap to function as a slope break for erosion control is the focus of this video for contractors and landowners in Central… |
Crow Wing SWCD |
| Our Groundwater Connection | 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 |
| 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 |
| Strategic Farming: New Findings with Sulfur Fertility | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Video |
Sulfur might be considered a secondary nutrient, but it is essential for crop production. Join UMN Extension nutrient management specialists as… |
UMN Extension |
| How to restore your shore with native plants | Shoreline Protection | Practice Specific | Video |
Crow Wing SWCD |
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| Installing Engineering Tools | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Video |
(Time: 3:32) This video is a quick demonstration of where to find, download, and how to install |
BWSR |
| 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 |
| 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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| Using Soil Data from the USDA Geospatial Data Gateway in ArcGIS | Core Competency (Matrix) | Soils and Soil Survey Basics | Video |
(Time: 14:55) This video will explain how to download soil survey spatial and tabular data from the Geospatial Data Gateway and how to use… |
NRCS |
| Nutrient and Pest Management Equipment | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Video |
This short course looks at application equipment you may see in corn and soybean producing areas. |
NRCS |
| 2021 Nitrogen: Minnesota’s Grand Challenge and Compelling Opportunity Conference | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Video |
Video presentations from the 7th Annual Nitrogen: Minnesota's Grand Challenge & Compelling Opportunity Conference February 9th, 2021… |
Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center |
| 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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| 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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| How to stabilize your shore with erosion control fabric | Shoreline Protection | Practice Specific | Video |
Crow Wing SWCD |
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| 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 |
| 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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| How to install a soil wrap slope break | Shoreline Protection | Practice Specific | Video |
Crow Wing SWCD |
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| GPS 101: Introduction to GPS | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | Video |
(Time: 24:30) This is an introductory presentation on the U.S. Global Positioning System. It is not training on specific… |
BWSR |