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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Title Subject Skill Format Description Source
Tech Talk: 4R Nutrient Stewardship Principles and the Value of Soil Sampling Nutrient Management Webinar

Interested in reinforcing your knowledge of nutrient management? This session includes a discussion on the 4R principles of nutrient stewardship…

TTCP

Tech Talk: WIN-PST for Brush Management Practice Specific Webinar

This session is a follow up to the in person Brush Management trainings held in May, 2025. Dusty Jasken, Area Resource Conservationist (NRCS),…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Brush Management (CPS 314) Practice Standard Practice Specific Webinar

Join Jeff Duchene and Jared Holm for a webinar on Brush Management, Conservation Practice Standard 314, exploring how this conservation practice…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Fertilizer Recommendations Nutrient Management Webinar

What goes into creating a fertilizer recommendation? Dr. Daniel Kaiser discusses the approach the University of Minnesota takes in creating…

TTCP, UMN

Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Tool Nutrient Management Practice Specific Webinar

The Nutrient Management Tool (NMT) includes a GIS based mapping component as well as the ability to keep land application records. George Schwint…

TTCP, MPCA

Tech Talk: Grazing with Virtual Fence Practice Specific Webinar

Dr. Miranda Meehan provides an overview on virtual fence and considerations when integrating it into a grazing system based on her team’s…

TTCP, NDSU

Tech Talk: Nitrate in Groundwater Nutrient Management Practice Specific Webinar

Margaret Wagner (MDA) provides an update on the implementation of the Groundwater Protection Rule to minimize potential sources of nitrate…

TTCP, MDA

Tech Talk: Livestock 101 Livestock Webinar

This Tech Talk provides basic information for several species of livestock that may be raised on pasture, including the following topics:

TTCP

Soil Health and Management Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Soil Health and Management

This Track is a suggested sequence of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of soil health…

TTCP

Managed Grazing Systems Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Managed Grazing Systems

This Track is a suggested sequence of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of managed…

TTCP

Herbaceous Vegetation Establishment Vegetation Practice Specific

This Track is a suggested sequence of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Maximum Return To Nitrogen Nutrient Management Practice Specific Webinar

Minnesota - along with Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio - uses the Maximum Return to Nitrogen (MRTN) approach to corn N rate…

TTCP, UMN, UMN Extension

Tech Talk: Ag Water Quality Program Update Water Quality Webinar

This Tech Talk highlights the New Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Assessment tool that was released this summer, as well other program…

TTCP, MDA

Tech Talk: Virtual Fence Practice Specific Webinar

TTCP, Green Lands Blue Waters

2024 Tech Talks

Tech Talks is a online training series organized by the Technical Training and Certification Program. Rotating speakers cover a wide variety…

TTCP

Tech Talk: ICPS 827 Strategic Harvested Forage Management Practice Specific Webinar

Strategic Harvested Forage Management is a new interim conservation practice and consists of developing a planned winter feeding strategy that…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Irrigation Management Assistant (IMA) Tool Practice Specific Webinar

Join Vasudha Sharma, U of M, as she demonstrates the Irrigation Management Assistant (IMA) Tool. She will discuss how to access the…

TTCP, UMN

Tech Talk: Nitrogen Stabilizer Efficacy Nutrient Management Webinar

TTCP, MDA

Tech Talk: Cropland In Field Soil Health Assessment and Its Role to Evaluate Soil Function Soil Soil Health and Management Webinar

During this session with Stephanie McLain, attendees gain awareness and knowledge of the Cropland In Field Soil Health Assessment developed by the…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Organic No Till Systems: Can it work? Practice Specific

Patrick Carr, Montana State University, and Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin, discuss Organic No Till systems and how they work…or don’t work.…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Conservation Tree Shrub Groups (CTSGs) Practice Specific

The Conservation Tree-Shrub Groups (CTSGs) are a planning tool that aid in the selection of trees and shrubs for planting based on soil type.…

TTCP

Tech Talk: 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

Tech Talk: 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

Tech Talk: Brush Management (CPS 314) in Grasslands and Savannas Practice Specific Webinar

Brush Management is becoming increasingly needed on our grassland and savanna habitats to maintain their open character. However, this tool can be…

TTCP, PF

Tech Talk: Core Concepts for Designing and Evaluating Native Seed Mixes Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes Webinar

Karin Jokela, Xerces Society Partner Biologist, covers how to design and evaluate native seed mixes using the latest version of the NRCS seeding…

TTCP, Xerces

Tech Talk: 2024 Pest Management Forecast Planning Pest Management Webinar

Bruce Potter, UMN Extension Integrated Pest Management Specialist, looks at pest management considerations for the coming year. Bruce discusses…

TTCP, UMN Extension

Tech Talk: Pest Management Follow Up Pest Management Webinar

This is a follow up to the in person Basic Pest Management Concepts training sessions that were held in January, 2024. Courtney Cheever, NRCS…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Minnesota Wheat's On Farm Research Network Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Ag & Agronomy Webinar

Melissa Carlson, lead researcher and coordinator of Minnesota Wheat's On Farm Research Network, provides an overview of how they work with growers…

TTCP, MN Wheat

Tech Talk: MN Seed Law Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes Webinar

This session provides an overview of Minnesota's Seed law, one of the oldest consumer protection laws in Minnesota, which is in place to ensure a…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Source Water Protection Water Quality Basics Webinar

During this session Courtney Cheever (NRCS), Mark Wetlauffer (MDH), Aaron Meyer (MRWA), and Katie Breth (MRWA) provide an introduction to the…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Back to our Roots: Managing Alfalfa for Yield and Environment Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Ag & Agronomy

Joshua Gamble, ARS Research Agronomist, discusses the role alfalfa roots play in mediating yield, stand persistence, and ecosystem services.…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Seed Calculator Revisions Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes Webinar

The new version of the seeding spreadsheet has the ability to do seeding checkouts based on seed tags listing a Pure Live Seed (PLS) applied…

TTCP

2023 Tech Talks Webinar

Tech Talks is a online training series organized by the Technical Training and Certification Program. Rotating speakers cover a wide variety…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Annual Forages for Grazing Systems (CPS 810) Practice Specific Webinar

This Tech Talk provides an overview of the interim CPS 810 Annual Forages for Grazing Systems Conservation Practice Standard, Implementation…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Amending Soil Properties with Lime Practice Specific Webinar

Ryan Buetow, NRCS State Agronomist, discusses the foundation of soil management and all the impacts that pH has on crop growth, nutrient…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Controlled Traffic Farming, Conservation Harvest, Field Operations Emissions Reduction Practice Specific Webinar

Ryan Buetow, NRCS State Agronomist, discusses the new practices Controlled Traffic Farming (CPS 334), Conservation Harvest (CPS 809), and Field…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Audubon Conservation Ranching Program Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) Managed Grazing Systems Webinar

The Audubon Conservation Ranching (ACR) program is a collaborative effort between farmers, ranchers, and Audubon to address the decline of…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Livestock Forage Balance Worksheet Practice Design Managed Grazing Systems Webinar

In this Tech Talk Jeff Duchene, NRCS State Grazing Specialist, provides an overview of the Livestock Forage Balance Sheet available in Section IV…

TTCP

Tech Talk Replay: Wildlife Habitat Planting (CPS 420) Wildlife Practice Specific Webinar

Jeff Kalin, NRCS Wildlife Biologist, and Karin Jokela, Xerces Society Pollinator Planner and Partner Biologist, for an overview the new Wildlife…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Economics of Soil Loss Conservation Planning Webinar

This Tech Talk highlights the economic and social implications of soil loss. From a farm level economic perspective, soil is an important input in…

TTCP

Tech Talk: HY-8 Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Hydraulics Webinar

Elizabeth Oolman, NRCS H&H Engineer, discuss everything culverts. This session covers culvert basics, how to design a culvert using a…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Native Vegetation Guidelines and BWSR Programs: Decision Making for Successful Projects Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators Webinar

This Tech Talk highlights the revisions to the Native Vegetation Establishment and Enhancement Guidelines including:
•    A…

TTCP, BWSR

2022 Tech Talks Webinar

Tech Talks is a online training series organized by the Technical Training and Certification Program. Rotating speakers cover a wide variety…

Tech Talk: Side Inlet Planning and Design Practice Design Practice Specific Webinar

Join Patrick Schultz and Aaron Peter, TTCP engineers, as they cover planning and design criteria for Side Water Inlets (SWI’s). SWI’s are an…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Prairie Strips Part 2: Addressing Pesticide Risks to Pollinators Pollinators Practice Specific Webinar

Emily May and Karin Jokela from the Xerces Society present on pesticide risks to pollinators in habitat near cropland, including field research on…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Prairie Strips Part 1: A New Option for Water Quality, Pollinators, and Wildlife Practice Specific Webinar

Jim Fritz (SE ARC, MN NRCS), James Fett (Watershed Technician, Mower SWCD), and Andrea Eger (Regenerative Ag Project Manager, TNC) discuss the…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Well Decommissioning Practice Design Practice Specific Webinar

In this session Patrick Schultz, TTCP Engineer, provides an overview of topics related to the CPS 351 Well Decommissioning. There is also a…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Introduction to Managed Grazing Systems Livestock Managed Grazing Systems Webinar

During this session Dean Thomas, Fillmore SWCD, discusses the basic grazing management principles, benefits of prescribed grazing, and…

TTCP

Tech Talk: Livestock Pipeline Design Livestock Practice Specific Webinar

Join Amanda Deans, TTCP Engineer, as she runs through a real life pipeline design using the MN NRCS Livestock Pipeline spreadsheet.

TTCP

Tech Talk: Groundwater Resource Concerns Water Quality Conservation Planning Webinar

Tim Weisbrod, NRCS Geologist for MN and WI, discusses why the four Nutrient Management (590) Groundwater Resource Concerns need to be inventoried…

TTCP