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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| Quantifying Soil Health: Where are we now? | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
The January edition of the Soil health Digital Cafe series will feature Dr. Jordon Wade who will be discussing soil health measurement and the… |
Soil Health Nexus |
| Compliance Matters: NEPA and "Environmental Evaluation" at NRCS | Core Competency (Matrix) | Conservation Planning | Webinar |
Join us as we discuss why environmental compliance matters and learn how it works at NRCS including introduction to laws and legal basics,… |
conservationwebinars.net |
| Connecting the Dots from Soil to Human Health | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Join to explore linkages between soil, environmental, and human health. How does soil influence human health? This presentation will explore… |
conservationwebinars.net |
| Research and Innovation in Organic AgTech | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Join this webinar to learn about innovative technologies that can be used in organic production systems. This webinar will explore new and… |
conservationwebinars.net |
| Tech Talk: Sheep and Goat Grazing and Browsing for Native Restorations | Livestock | Managed Grazing Systems | Webinar |
Audrey Lomax, MNL, presents on ecological restoration projects. Audrey highlights specific case studies and goes in depth on the use of goats in… |
TTCP |
| Hydrology & Hydraulics Training Series | Hydrology |
This is a collection of trainings, video replays, and information pertaining to the engineering skills hydrology and… |
TTCP |
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| The Nobel Conference 2018 - Living Soil: A Universe Underfoot | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Video |
Scoop up some soil in your hands and consider there are more organisms in that handful of soil than humans who have ever lived. Soil is a living… |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
| Economics of Soil Health Systems in Minnesota | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
The Soil Health Institute and Cargill conducted this project to provide farmers with the economics information they need when deciding whether to… |
Soil Health Institute, Cargill |
| Tech Talk: Basic Survey | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Surveying | Webinar |
The goal of this training is to become familiar with terms and procedures, recognize features of different equipment, and make you more… |
TTCP |
| Forced Aeration with Preprocessing Mortality Composting Systems Under Practice Standard 316 | Practice Specific | Webinar |
This webinar will discuss the fundamentals of composting and how preprocessing of carcasses combined with forced aeration of the piles optimizes… |
Conservation Webinars |
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| Composting - Animal Mortality | Practice Specific | Webinar |
The webinar will provide viewers with an understanding of the principles of successful composting of animal mortality in routine and emergency… |
Conservation Webinars |
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| Engineering Boot Camp: Animal Waste Practices | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Mike Krcmarik, NRCS Ag Engineer, provides an overview of several ag waste related practices and example scenarios to help decide in practice… |
NRCS |
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| Teaching Soil Health from a Soil Pit | Soil | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Deann Presley of Kansas State University presents “Teaching Soil Health from a Soil Pit”.… |
Soil Health Nexus |
| Can We Quantify Soil Biological Activity Without a Lab? | Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series. Join Dr. Amy Schmidt and Karla Melgar from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln to learn how to… |
Soil Health Nexus |
| Forest Trails and Landings | Forestry | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Callie Bertsch, NRCS State Forester, Craig Peterson, NE Area Engineer and John Crellin, NE Area Resource Conservationist discuss planning and… |
TTCP |
| Training Module 5: Determining Contributing and Applied Acres for the BWSR Estimator Sheet and Rill Erosion Spreadsheet | BWSR Estimators | Video | |||
| Livestock Pipeline and Watering Facility Training Series | Practice Specific |
This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Livestock Pipeline (CPS 516)… |
TTCP |
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| Prescribed Grazing Training Series | Practice Specific |
This training series provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, design, and install Prescribed Grazing (CPS528).… |
TTCP |
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| Septic System Improvement Estimator Training Video | BWSR Estimators | Video | |||
| Training Module 4: Best Practices for using the BWSR Stream and Ditch Bank Erosion Estimator | BWSR Estimators | Video | |||
| Training Module 3: Best Practices for using the BWSR Gully Estimator | BWSR Estimators | Video | |||
| Training Module 2: What Practices does the BWSR Estimator address? | BWSR Estimators | Reference Material | |||
| Training Module 1: BWSR Estimator 101 | BWSR Estimators | Reference Material | |||
| PTMApp Learning Center | PTMApp |
The purpose of the PTMApp Learning Center is to provide training and education materials through videos and recorded webinars that users can… |
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| Groundwater Basics for Resource Managers | Water Quality Basics | Online Course |
Groundwater Basics is an online course for independent learning. You will learn fundamentals of groundwater science and principles for… |
UMN |
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| 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: Placing Habitat with a Purpose | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Wildlife Habitat Assessment & Management | Webinar |
BJ Werk, Precision Ag and Conservation Specialist with Pheasants Forever, talks about the precision application of conservation on marginal… |
TTCP |
| Cover Crops: Why grow a crop you don't sell? | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Cover crops are increasingly popular, but can they be profitable in the first year? And what's the true cost of cover crop adoption? In this… |
NRCS |
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| Cover Crop Economics Decision Support Tool | Practice Specific | Webinar |
As cover crops gain attention and focus, questions are moving from agronomics to economics. This presentation centers on a spreadsheet-based… |
Conservation Technology Information Center |
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| Economic and decision barriers to soil health practice adoption: A role for public policy? | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Farmers have long had the goal of managing land for use by future generations. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to increase… |
USDA Economists and CFARE |
| Soil Health Pays | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
A farm’s profitability depends on many factors – but reducing yield variability is a key component. Mitchell County farmer Wayne Fredericks and… |
Practical Farmers of Iowa |
| What are the Economic, Water Quality and Climate Impacts of Soil Health? Soil Health Successful Farmer Case Studies Tell the Story | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Participate in this webinar to learn about the overarching economic findings across six crop farmers and two almond growers related to changes in… |
NRCS, American Farmland Trust |
| Agronomic and Economic Consideration for the Business Cass of Adopting Soil Health Management Systems | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Soil Health and Management | Webinar |
Participants will learn agricultural production factors along combination with economic considerations for evaluating profitability of adopting… |
NRCS, Soil Health Institute |
| Integrating Economics into Conservation Planning (Phase I, Webinar #4) | Conservation Planning | Webinar |
This 3-phase, webinar-based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate… |
NRCS |
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| Economic Awareness and Risk (Phase I, Webinar #3) | Conservation Planning | Webinar |
This 3-phase, webinar-based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate… |
NRCS |
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| The Social Science of Conservation (Phase I, Webinar #2) | Conservation Planning | Webinar |
This 3-phase, webinar-based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate… |
NRCS |
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| Introduction to Conservation Economics (Phase 1, Webinar #1) | Conservation Planning | Webinar |
This 3-phase, webinar-based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate… |
NRCS |
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| Tech Talk: Riparian Herbaceous Cover or Riparian Forest Buffer? | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Shannon Carpenter, NRCS State Water Quality Specialist, reviews the Riparian Herbaceous Cover (CPS 390) and Riparian Forest Buffer (CPS 391). This… |
TTCP |
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| Tech Talk: Connecting High Tunnels to Soil Health | Practice Specific | Webinar |
Shannon Carpenter, NRCS, and Julie Grossman, UMN provide an overview of the High Tunnel practice standard (CPS 325), review different types of… |
TTCP, UMN |
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| Ag 101 - Session 2: Precision Technology and its Economic Value | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Ag & Agronomy | Webinar |
Ian Olson and Ken Fransky of Centrol Crop Consulting present on precision agricultural technology and economics. |
TTCP, Centrol |
| 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: 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: Soil Data Viewer | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | GIS-GPS | 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… |
TTCP |
| Seed Calculator Tool | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Online Course |
This course is the fourth and final module in the ATN 31 series, and it provides instructions on the use of the Seed Calculator Tool for… |
TTCP |
| Seeding Considerations and Evaluations | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Online Course |
This course is the third module in the ATN 31 series, and it covers companion crops, temporary cover, weed control, and fertilizer and lime… |
TTCP |
| Seed and Seeding Methods | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Online Course |
This course is the second module in the ATN 31 series, and it describes the different methods for seedbed preparation and seeding and covers… |
TTCP |
| Introduction to Agronomy Tech Note #31 | Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) | Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes | Online Course |
Agronomy Technical Note #31 (ATN31) is used as a guide for the establishment of native and introduced plantings of herbaceous vegetation for the… |
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: Environmental Markets 101 | Webinar |
Stacy Cushenbery and Leif Fixen of The Nature Conservancy provided an overview of the science and economics surrounding the rapidly evolving world… |
TTCP |
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| 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 |