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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Online learning opportunities
Title Format Description Training Source Training Subject
Tech Talk: Livestock Shelter Structure Webinar

Tech Talk Replay from May 11, 2020. Lance Smith, Jeff Duchene, and Mike Krcmarik review the new Livestock Shelter Structure (PS576) information.…

Tech Talk: Livestock Watering System Design Webinar

Lea Holter, NRCS Assistant State Conservation Engineer, will provide an introduction to the new pipeline design worksheet. We will demonstrate how…

Tech Talk: Livestock Watering System Planning

Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Lands Specialist, covers the planning considerations for livestock watering systems. Topics covered include identifying…

Tech Talk: Maximum Return To Nitrogen Webinar

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

Tech Talk: Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas Webinar

Are you looking for a user friendly tool for visualizing and analyzing spatial data and information? If so, join Will Bartsch and Cindy Hagley,…

Tech Talk: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) 10 Year Update Overview Webinar

Minnesota's Nutrient Reduction Strategy, originally published in 2014, was recently updated and republished. During this session Matt Drewitz and…

TTCP Conservation Planning
Tech Talk: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) 10 Year Update Overview Webinar

Minnesota's Nutrient Reduction Strategy, originally published in 2014, was recently updated and republished. During this session Matt Drewitz and…

TTCP Stormwater
Tech Talk: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) 10 Year Update Overview Webinar

Minnesota's Nutrient Reduction Strategy, originally published in 2014, was recently updated and republished. During this session Matt Drewitz and…

TTCP Water Quality
Tech Talk: Minnesota Wheat's On Farm Research Network Webinar

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

Tech Talk: MN Seed Law 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…

Tech Talk: Native Plant Communities Webinar

Megan Benage and Becky Marty from the DNR present on Native Plant Communities. This workshop session covers a tour of the Native Plant…

Tech Talk: Native Plant ID Webinar

Karin Jokela, Xerces Society Partner Biologist, and Jeff Kalin, NRCS State Wildlife Biologist, cover native plant identification for the most…

Tech Talk: Nitrate in Groundwater Webinar

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

Tech Talk: Nitrogen Stabilizer Efficacy Webinar

Farmers use nitrogen stabilizers to enhance the efficiency and reduce environmental loss of nitrogen from fertilizer and manure. The stabilizers…

Tech Talk: Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Estimators Webinar

Matt Drewitz and David Miller (MPCA), along with Udai Singh and Cameron Gaspord (BWSR), discuss some new tools used to estimate changes in…

TTCP, Other Calculators
Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 10: Soil Sampling and Testing Webinar

Brad Carlson, UMN Extension, reviews soil sampling requirements for nutrient management planning. This session covers how to collect samples,…

Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 13 - Nutrient Recommendations Webinar

Dr. Daniel Kaiser, UMN Extension, discusses soil sampling and using the results when making fertilizer recommendations for phosphorus and…

Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 17: Fertilizer Additives Webinar

Fabian Fernandez, Nutrient Management Specialist from the University of Minnesota discusses fertilizer additives.  Watch this session to…

Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 3: Using Spatial Layers for Sensitive Features 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…

Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 6a: Water Quality and Nutrients Webinar

Dave Wall, MPCA discusses water nutrient conditions around the state and why these conditions vary.  In addition he also reviews how water…

Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 6b: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy Webinar

Dave Wall, MPCA discusses the Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy.  What is it all about and how much progress are we making.

Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 7: Manure Webinar

Tech Talk Replay from July 27, 2020. Join George Schwint, MPCA, covers nutrient management planning with manure. George will reviews County…

Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 9: Waste Storage Design Related Inventory Webinar

Tech Talk Replay from July 6, 2020. Patrick Schultz discusses the planning criteria, site information, and details needing to be inventoried for…

Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Tool Webinar

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

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

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

Tech Talk: Overview of Agrichemical Handling Facilities Webinar

This session includes an overview of the Agrichemical Handling Facility (CPS 309) practice. What the resource concerns are, design tools and…

Tech Talk: Pasture and Hay Planting - Species Selection Webinar

During this session Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Specialist, covers:

  • Characteristics of common species…
Tech Talk: Pasture Condition Scoresheet Webinar

Tech Talk Replay from June 1, 2020. Lance Smith (NRCS) and Jeff Duchene (NRCS) review the purpose and applicability of pasture scoring in pasture…

Tech Talk: Pest Management Follow Up 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…

Tech Talk: Placing Habitat with a Purpose Webinar

BJ Werk, Precision Ag and Conservation Specialist with Pheasants Forever, talks about the precision application of conservation on marginal…

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

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

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

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

Tech Talk: Prescribed Grazing (CPS528) and CSP 528 Enhancements Webinar

What livestock management is needed to meet the Prescribed Grazing Standard? What are the requirements to meet the CSP Prescribed Grazing…

Tech Talk: PTMApp Webinar

Tech Talk replay from April 27, 2020. Matt Drewitz reviews the use and features of the Prioritize Target Measure Application (PTMApp).

Tech Talk: Restoring Resilient Landscapes Webinar

Dan Shaw, Senior Ecology and Vegetation Specialist with BWSR, provides an overview of trends in the restoration of upland and wetland…

Tech Talk: Roof Runoff Structure (Gutters) Webinar

Patrick Schultz, TTCP Training Engineer, will go through some basic planning and design elements of using roof gutters as a conservation practice…

Tech Talk: Scheduling Prescribed Grazing Practices

Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Lands Specialist, reviews the recommended order of installing facilitating practices for prescribed grazing. He reviews…

Tech Talk: Seed Calculator Revisions 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…

Tech Talk: Seeding Calculator Workbook Webinar

Eric Anderson, NRCS Area Resource Conservationist demonstrates how to use the Conservation Seeding Calculator workbook to either develop a seeding…

Tech Talk: Sheep and Goat Grazing and Browsing for Native Restorations Webinar

Audrey Lomax, MNL, presents on ecological restoration projects. Audrey highlights specific case studies and goes in depth on the use of goats in…

Tech Talk: Side Inlet Planning and Design 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…

Tech Talk: Soil Data Viewer Webinar

Matt Baltes, NRCS State GIS Coordinator, will demonstrate how to download SSURGO soils data from Web Soil Survey and import it into ArcMap. Matt…

Tech Talk: Soil Fertility Management on Pasture Webinar

Education Educators Troy Salzer and Tarah Young (UMN Extension) discuss the basics of pasture soil fertility including soil testing, plant…

TTCP
Tech Talk: Soil Health Resource Concerns Webinar

Stephanie McLain (NRCS State Soil Health Specialist) provides an overview of the soil health resource concerns including how to evaluate them.…

Tech Talk: Soil Mechanics Webinar

During this session Miranda Berge (NRCS) discusses the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS), essential laboratory procedures for determining…

TTCP Soil
Tech Talk: Source Water Protection Webinar

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

Tech Talk: Stream and Oxbow Restoration in Minnesota Webinar

Restored streams and oxbows provide critical wildlife habitat, increase water storage capacity, and reduce sediment loading in our waterways -…

TTCP Wetland 
Tech Talk: Tile Flow Design Using CPS 606/620 Webinar

These supporting practices are only a small part of the designs for waterways, WASCOBs, and other main practices. Fundamentals for following…

Tech Talk: Tree and Shrub Establishment Practice (CPS 612) Webinar

In this session Callie Bertsch, NRCS State Forester, and Kelly Voigt, TTCP Training Conservationist, cover Tree/Shrub Establishment practice (CPS…

Tech Talk: Tree and Shrub Site Preparation (CPS 490) Webinar

This Tech Talk is about tree/shrub site preparation (CPS 490) and tree/shrub planting methods. This session includes a discussion of planning…