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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| Tech Talk: Forage Harvest Management (CPS 511) | Livestock | Practice Specific | Webinar |
In this Tech Talk Jeff Duchene (NRCS Grazing Specialist, NW Area) and Morgan Kauth (NRCS Grazing Specialist, SW Area) discuss an overview of… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 10: Soil Sampling and Testing | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Brad Carlson, UMN Extension, reviews soil sampling requirements for nutrient management planning. This session covers how to collect samples,… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Nitrogen Stabilizer Efficacy | Nutrient Management | Webinar |
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TTCP, MDA |
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| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 6a: Water Quality and Nutrients | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Dave Wall, MPCA discusses water nutrient conditions around the state and why these conditions vary. In addition he also reviews how water… |
MPCA |
| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 6b: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Dave Wall, MPCA discusses the Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy. What is it all about and how much progress are we making. |
MPCA |
| 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 Replay: Nutrient Management Module 3: Using Spatial Layers for Sensitive Features | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from June 8, 2020. Laurie Svien reviews the sensitive features spatial layers, Agronomy Tech Note 32, and other resources used to… |
TTCP |
| 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 Replay: Nutrient Management Module 9: Waste Storage Design Related Inventory | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from July 6, 2020. Patrick Schultz discusses the planning criteria, site information, and details needing to be inventoried for… |
TTCP |
| 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: Nutrient Management Module 17: Fertilizer Additives | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Fabian Fernandez, Nutrient Management Specialist from the University of Minnesota discusses fertilizer additives. Watch this session to… |
TTCP, U of M |
| 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 |
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| Tech Talk Replay: Nutrient Management Module 13 - Nutrient Recommendations | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Dr. Daniel Kaiser, UMN Extension, discusses soil sampling and using the results when making fertilizer recommendations for phosphorus and… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk Replay: Nutrient Management Module 7: Manure | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from July 27, 2020. Join George Schwint, MPCA, covers nutrient management planning with manure. George will reviews County… |
TTCP, MPCA |
| 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 |
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| Tech Talk Replay: Nutrient Management Module 5: Nitrogen | Nutrient Management | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Tech Talk Replay from August 31. Larry Gunderson, Travis Hirman, and Kevin Hauth from MDA review the nitrogen considerations for nutrient… |
TTCP, MDA |
| 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: 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: 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: Designing Pollinator Seed Mixes | Pollinators | Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators | Webinar |
Karin Jokela, Xerces Society Partner Biologist, demonstrates how to design and evaluate pollinator seed mixes using the latest version of the NRCS… |
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: Grassed Waterway Spreadsheet | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
The MN NRCS’s grassed waterway design spreadsheet uses the same methodology as the EFT waterway program and is an acceptable design tool. In this… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Basic Irrigation | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Brian Ebel, NRCS Water Resource Engineer, discusses the basic concepts of irrigation. This introduction to irrigation will include:
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TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Livestock Watering System Design | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Lea Holter, NRCS Assistant State Conservation Engineer, will provide an introduction to the new pipeline design worksheet. We will demonstrate how… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Tile Flow Design Using CPS 606/620 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
These supporting practices are only a small part of the designs for waterways, WASCOBs, and other main practices. Fundamentals for following… |
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: Engineering Design Resources | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
When working through engineering projects, there are a number of resources available to reference and guide you. But how do you know which… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Wetland Restoration Seed Mixes | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Kelly Voigt, TTCP Training Conservationist, demonstrates how to design and evaluate wetland restoration seed mixes using the latest version of the… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Roof Runoff Structure (Gutters) | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Patrick Schultz, TTCP Training Engineer, will go through some basic planning and design elements of using roof gutters as a conservation practice… |
TTCP |
| 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: Windbreak Fundamentals | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Gary Wyatt (UMN Extension) provides an overview of Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (CPS380) practice and the windbreak design elements: height… |
TTCP, U of M |
| Tech Talk: Waterway Out of Bank flow design in EFT | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
TTCP Training Engineer Aaron Peter will use the Engineering Field Tools software to demonstrate how to incorporate and calculate out-of-bank flows… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Windbreak Planning Considerations | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This session includes an overview of the Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (CPS 380) practice standard and some of the additional planning… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Well System Investigation | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Patrick Schultz, TTCP Engineer, walks through the steps for investigating a residential well system for the purposes of gathering data for… |
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: Waste Facility Closure | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Craig Peterson, NRCS AE, and Patrick Schultz, TTCP Training Engineer, will provide a general discussion of topics related to the Waste Facility… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk: Overview of Agrichemical Handling Facilities | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This session includes an overview of the Agrichemical Handling Facility (CPS 309) practice. What the resource concerns are, design tools and… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk Replay: Filter Strip - Part 1 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Shannon Carpenter, NRCS Water Quality Specialist St. Paul reviews CPS 393 Filter Strip Practice Standard details, practice design, and Filter… |
TTCP |
| Tech Talk Replay: Filter Strip - Part 2 | Practice Design | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Lawrence Svien, BWSR Training Conservationist, reviews use of the NRCS GIS Watershed Tools in the design of CPS 393 Filter Strips. In… |
TTCP |
| 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 |
| Herbaceous Vegetation Establishment | Vegetation | Practice Specific |
This Track is a suggested sequence of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and… |
TTCP |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Tech Talk: Wetland ID & Ecology Part 1 | Wetland | Wetland ID & Ecology Basics | Webinar |
This is the first part of the Wetland ID & Ecology Basics series. Join BWSR Wetland Specialists Ben Meyer and David Demmer for this session… |
BWSR |
| 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 |