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 | Format | Description | Training Source | Training Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Working Lands and Wildlife: Grassland Bird Conservation in Northeastern Haylands and Pasturelands | Webinar |
Hosted by the NRCS Biology Webinar Series, this presentation explores the intersection of agricultural land management and grassland bird… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Tech Talk: A Day in the Life of a Seed Vendor | Webinar |
Wes Olmschenk (MNL) and Jessi Strinmoen (Shooting Star Native Seeds) discuss their roles and responsibilities as native seed vendors. They… |
TTCP | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| RIM Drinking Water | Video |
RIM Drinking Water program overview from July 16, 2025. This recorded training highlights updates to the easement program previously referred to… |
BWSR | Easements |
| What Does Research Really Say about Strategic Tillage in No-Till Systems | Webinar |
This Soil Health Digital Cafe featured Dr. Humberto Blanco, Professor of Soil Management and Applied Soil Physics at the University of Nebraska,… |
Other | Soil Health and Management |
| Implementing Soil Health Testing – Conservation Evaluation Monitoring Activity 216 | Webinar |
Join the NRCS Soil Health Division to learn about NRCS Conservation Evaluation Monitoring Activity 216 – Soil Health Testing. This webinar will… |
Other | Soil Health and Management |
| Tech Talk: 4R Nutrient Stewardship Principles and the Value of Soil Sampling | Webinar |
Interested in reinforcing your knowledge of nutrient management? This session includes a discussion on the 4R principles of nutrient stewardship… |
TTCP | Nutrient Management |
| Tech Talk: WIN-PST for Brush Management | 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 | Pest Management |
| Tech Talk: Brush Management (CPS 314) Practice Standard | Webinar |
Join Jeff Duchene and Jared Holm for a webinar on Brush Management, Conservation Practice Standard 314, exploring how this conservation practice… |
TTCP | Pest Management |
| CPS 590 Nutrient Management Training Series | Reference Material |
This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, write, and certify Nutrient Management plans (CPS… |
TTCP | Nutrient Management |
| Tech Talk: Fertilizer Recommendations | Webinar |
What goes into creating a fertilizer recommendation? Dr. Daniel Kaiser discusses the approach the University of Minnesota takes in creating… |
TTCP | Nutrient Management |
| MN CREP Wetland Restoration and Application Workbook Training 04/2025 | Webinar |
April 2025 webinar training for CREP wetland restoration practices and application workbook. |
BWSR | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| MN CREP Wetland Restoration and Application Workbook Training 04/2025 | Webinar | BWSR | Easements | |
| Wildlife Webinar Series | Webinar |
This year’s series explores how forest management impacts wildlife habitats, economic decisions, and climate resilience. Forests play a critical… |
Other | Forestry |
| Wildlife Webinar Series | Webinar |
This year’s series explores how forest management impacts wildlife habitats, economic decisions, and climate resilience. Forests play a critical… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| 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… |
TTCP | Nutrient Management |
| Tech Talk: Grazing with Virtual Fence | 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 | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| 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… |
TTCP | Nutrient Management |
| 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… |
TTCP | Water Quality |
| MN CREP Training - March 2025 | Webinar |
This is a recording of the MN CREP webinar training session from 3/18/2025. Training for this program focused on the amended MN CREP agreement and… |
BWSR | Easements |
| Tech Talk: Livestock 101 | Webinar |
This Tech Talk provides basic information for several species of livestock that may be raised on pasture, including the following topics. … |
TTCP | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Easement Enhancement Program Webinar | Webinar |
This is a recording of the Easement Enhancement Program webinar training session from 2/18/2025. The webinar provided an overview of the program… |
BWSR | Easements |
| Soil Health and Management | Reference Material |
This Track is a suggested sequence of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of soil health… |
TTCP | Soil Health and Management |
| Managed Grazing Systems | Reference Material |
This Track is a suggested sequence of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and certification of managed… |
TTCP | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Herbaceous Vegetation Establishment | Reference Material |
This Track is a suggested sequence of trainings, replays, and information pertaining to the design, installation, and… |
TTCP | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| 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… |
TTCP | Nutrient Management |
| Tech Talk: Ag Water Quality Program Update | Webinar |
This Tech Talk highlights the New Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Assessment tool that was released this summer, as well other program… |
TTCP | Water Quality |
| An Overview of Technical Note 190-12: Conservation Activities in Organic Farming Systems Part 1: Soil Health, Climate and Nutrients | Webinar |
This webinar will cover select topics from Technical Note 12 – Conservation Activities in Organic Farming Systems – which provides a wealth of… |
TTCP | Conservation Planning |
| Winter Harvest in a Changing Environment | Webinar |
This four part webinar series will explore changing winter conditions and their consequences for timber harvesting in the Northeast and Upper… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Tech Talk: Virtual Fence | Webinar |
During this Tech Talk Meghan Filbert of No Fence discusses "Virtual Fencing 101," an educational session aimed at conservation partnership staff… |
TTCP | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| 2024 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 | Other |
| Tech Talk: ICPS 827 Strategic Harvested Forage Management | Webinar |
Strategic Harvested Forage Management is a new interim conservation practice and consists of developing a planned winter feeding strategy that… |
TTCP | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| The Soil is Alive on Highway 75 | Video |
Watch and learn about Soil Health through discussions, simulations and demonstrations with Ray Archuleta, a Certified Professional Soil Scientist… |
TTCP | Soil Health and Management |
| Monarch Biology and Management | Webinar |
This recorded webinar covers the biology of the monarch, its conservation status, and management techniques to improve breeding habitat for the… |
TTCP | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Virtual Fence | Reference Material |
A PowerPoint presentation developed by NRCS with these objectives:
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TTCP | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Assisted Migration 101 | Webinar |
In this webinar, participants will gain insights into the basic concepts of local adaptation in trees and explore the three types of assisted… |
Other | Forestry |
| Tech Talk: Irrigation Management Assistant (IMA) Tool | Webinar |
Join Vasudha Sharma, U of M, as she demonstrates the Irrigation Management Assistant (IMA) Tool. She will discuss how to access the… |
TTCP | Ag & Agronomy |
| Virtual Fencing 101 | Reference Material |
A power point presentation developed by Green Lands, Blue Waters on the basics of virtual fencing. You will learn about: |
Other | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Grazing Technology | Video |
Rangeland Trust webinar about grazing technology on public and private rangelands in California. The discussion included an explanation of the… |
Other | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Virtual Fencing - Setup for Success | Video |
A 3 part video series: Explore the transformative potential of virtual fence technology in livestock management. Although it was first… |
Other | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Exploring the Boundaries of Virtual Fence Webinar 2: Virtual Fence Applications | Reference Material |
Join us to learn about three real-world examples of how virtual fence (VF) has been used for rangeland and livestock management. We hope this… |
Other | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Exploring the Boundaries of Virtual Fence Webinar 1: Virtual Fence 101 & Vendor Comparison | Webinar |
Join us to learn about the basics of virtual fence (VF) technology, including an overview of the components, potential applications, and compare… |
Other | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Feed Management | Webinar |
This one day workshop, hosted by the National Animal Nutrition Program (NANP) and the USDA’s NRCS, will provide participants with a general… |
Other | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| 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… |
TTCP | Nutrient Management |
| Tech Talk: Cropland In Field Soil Health Assessment and Its Role to Evaluate Soil Function | Webinar |
During this session with Stephanie McLain, attendees gain awareness and knowledge of the Cropland In Field Soil Health Assessment developed by the… |
TTCP | Soil Health and Management |
| Tech Talk: Organic No Till Systems: Can it work? | Webinar |
Patrick Carr, Montana State University, and Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin, discuss Organic No Till systems and how they work…or don’t work.… |
MWPCP | Ag & Agronomy |
| Continuous Living Cover 101 | Online Course |
Continuous Living Cover 101, available from Green Lands Blue Waters, is a self paced, online course for agricultural, conservation, and technical… |
Other | Conservation Planning |
| Tech Talk: Conservation Tree Shrub Groups (CTSGs) | Webinar |
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 | Forestry |
| 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.… |
TTCP | Soil Health and Management |
| Economics of Crop Production | Webinar |
In this online training, Samuel Porter (Economist, NRCS MN) and Keith Olander (Executive Director, AgCentric) cover the costs and economic… |
TTCP | Conservation Planning |
| Tech Talk: Intro to Urban Soil Health for Conservation Planning 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 | Soil Health and Management |