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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cover Cropping for Soil Health and Fertility in Organic Systems | Webinar |
Organic farmers rely on cover crops to provide soil fertility, crop nutrition, weed suppression, and mitigation of other pest problems in a… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| RIM Easement Title Insurance Training Webinar | Webinar |
This is a recording of the RIM easement title insurance training webinar session from 11/18/2020. |
BWSR | Easements |
| Tech Talk: HY-8 | Webinar |
Elizabeth Oolman, NRCS H&H Engineer, discuss everything culverts. This session covers culvert basics, how to design a culvert using a… |
TTCP | Hydrology & Hydraulics |
| RIM Integrating Clean Water and Habitat (1W1P) Easement Program Training | Webinar |
This is a recording of the RIM Integrating Clean Water and Habitat (1W1P) easement program webinar training session from 1/25/2023. Training for… |
BWSR | Easements |
| MinnFARM Training | Online Course |
MinnFARM is a computer model, built in Excel, used to estimate runoff potential from open feedlots. It provides a compliance indicator (a simple "… |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Tar Spot of Corn | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk New and Old Soybean Insect Pests | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Getting Your Planter Ready | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Alfalfa Weevil and Other Management Challenges | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Organic Training Series Session 2: Organic Certification | Webinar |
This training series is intended to provide an introduction to organic systems, including basic principles of organic production; the organic… |
TTCP | Ag & Agronomy |
| Strengthening Organic Agriculture: Research Updates from The Organic Center | Webinar |
Join us for this webinar during which we will discuss how The Organic Center facilitates research. Recent findings and future priority areas will… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Tech Talk: Native Vegetation Guidelines and BWSR Programs: Decision Making for Successful Projects | Webinar |
This Tech Talk highlights the revisions to the Native Vegetation Establishment and Enhancement Guidelines including: |
TTCP | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Silvopasture - What It Is and What It Is Not | Webinar |
Join us as we introduce Conservation Practice Standard 381, Silvopasture, and how is it used by NRCS. Experts will describe in detail what is… |
Other | Agroforestry |
| Organic Training Series Session 1: Introduction to Organic | Webinar |
This training series is intended to provide an introduction to organic systems, including basic principles of organic production; the organic… |
TTCP | Ag & Agronomy |
| Beating the Weeds Without Herbicides: Soil-Friendly Organic Weed Management | Webinar |
Join us for this webinar during which we will discuss weed management in organic agriculture and highlight soil friendly approaches to help… |
Other | Pest Management |
| Prairies and Landscape Change: Notes from the Underground | Webinar |
Restoring prairie from cropland has well-known benefits to soil health – at least to the soil directly underneath the prairie. How might… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Growing Hope: Practical Tools for our Changing Climate | Webinar |
This is a replay of NCAT’s third annual national conference. This free virtual convening will feature renowned speakers and showcase farm stories… |
Other | Other |
| Biological Nutrient Management: Best Organic Practices for Soil Fertility and Resource Stewardship | Webinar |
Join us for this webinar during which we will discuss biological nutrient management in organic agriculture using a resource-conserving approach… |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| Maximizing Your Nitrogen Dollar 2022 Webinar Series: Livestock and Manure | Video |
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to… |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| Forest Ecology and Management Webinar Series | Webinar |
This webinar series was developed by the Forest Ecology Working Group to increase the understanding and integration of forest ecology, applied… |
Other | Forestry |
| Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Habitat: Small Urban Farms and Community Spaces | Webinar |
Urban landscapes are diverse and can provide unique habitat opportunities for pollinators and other beneficial invertebrates. However, habitat… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Pollinators in the Woods? The Place of Wild Bees in a Changing Forested Landscape | Webinar |
Come join Kass Urban-Mead, Xerces Pollinator Conservation Specialist, NRCS Partner Biologist, for an adventure exploring how wild bees use the… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Saving Great Plains Grasslands: Rangeland Management for Pollinators and Plant Diversity | Video |
Grasslands in the Great Plains, and elsewhere, are rapidly disappearing. Grasslands provide critical habitat for a variety of wildlife, including… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management Lecture Series | Webinar |
This 5-part focused lecture series introduces the fundamental principles of forest habitat management. The series is taught by Brenda McComb,… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Forests for the Birds: Conserving America's Forest Birds Webinar Series | Webinar |
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Forest Ecology Working Group, National Conservation Training Center, and Migratory Bird Program developed a… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| 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… |
TTCP | Other |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Cover Crop FAQs | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Weed Management and Herbicide Resistance | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Biologicals in Corn and Soybean | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Semi Dwarf Corn and SCN Breeding Efforts | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Soil Health Management Systems: Using NRCS Practice Standards | Webinar |
Participate in this webinar to learn about the four soil health planning principles and associated practices that help comprise a Soil Health… |
Other | Soil Health and Management |
| Maximizing Your Nitrogen Dollar 2022 Webinar Series: Field Crops | Video |
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to… |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| Maximizing Your Nitrogen Dollar 2022 Webinar Series: Horticulture Crops | Webinar |
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to… |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| Soil Life in Organic Farming: The Role of Soil Organisms in Soil Health and Resource Conservation | Video |
Join us for this webinar during which soil life in organic agriculture and the role of soil organisms, such as macro-and micro-fauna, including… |
Other | Soil Health and Management |
| Establishing Pollinator Habitat on Organic Farms | Video |
This webinar discusses how to establish effective pollinator habitats on farmland, especially when enhancing organic operations. The webinar goes… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| 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… |
TTCP | Practice Design (Tools) |
| Maximizing Your Nitrogen Dollar 2022 Webinar Series: Overview – The Science of N, the N Cycle, and Emissions | Video |
Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to… |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| Soils as a Service Webinar Series: Know Your Biology | Webinar |
Following Dr. White’s discussion, we’re joined by Drs. Rick and Liz Haney, along with Lance Gunderson, founder of Regen Ag Lab. Over the one-hour… |
Other | Soil |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Climate Factors and Nitrogen Management | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Corn Insects | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| 2023 Strategic Farming Webinar Series: Let's Talk Weather, Economics and Supply Chains | Webinar |
The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| RIM Wetlands Easement Program Training | Webinar |
This is a recording of the RIM Wetlands easement program webinar training session from 11/1/2022. Training for this program focused on the… |
BWSR | Easements |
| Cover Crop Profitability | 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… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Soils as a Service Webinar Series: Farming Microbes | Webinar |
For this webinar, we’ll revisit the ability of soil to supply the nutrients plants need to reach their genetic potential. Dr. James White, Rutgers… |
Other | Soil |
| Urban Agriculture 101 - Part 2: Supporting Urban and Innovative Agriculture through Production, Conservation and Risk Management | Webinar |
FPAC agencies implement programs designed to mitigate the significant risks of farming through crop insurance, conservation programs, farm safety… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Why "Organic" Matters - Soil Organic Matter, Soil Health and USDA-Certified Organic Farming | Webinar |
Join us as we discuss the history of organic farming in parallel to the history of soil conservation with a focus on soil health and soil organic… |
Other | Soil Health and Management |
| Challenges and Opportunities in Organic Urban Agriculture | Webinar |
Join this webinar to learn about production and marketing challenges and opportunities for farming organically in urban environments. Organic… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Soil Health Practices and Water Behavior and Efforts to Quantify Soil Function | Webinar |
Soil health is defined in terms of soil function, and some of the most important functions are related to water-holding and water infiltration.… |
Other | Soil Health and Management |
| Climate Adaptation for Forest-Dependent Wildlife Webinar Series | Webinar |
This 12-part monthly webinar series will explore forest ecosystems and their composition and structure under a changing climate, and the influence… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Ash Management Overview | Online Course |
An overview of the MNDNR's efforts regarding the management of ash dominated stands on state lands in Minnesota in response to Emerald Ash Borer.… |
Other | Forestry |