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Title Date Time Location Subject Skill Source Registration Deadline Description
2025 Conservation Cohorts: Prescribed Grazing Plan Development Practice Specific

TTCP

Hands on training completing real world planning and design of prescribed grazing systems. The main outcome of this cohort will be to develop at…

Basic ArcGIS Pro - 9:00-3:00 Multiple Locations Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) GIS-GPS

TTCP

TTCP is providing a basic ArcGIS Pro training. Topics such as importing an ArcMap map, editing shapefiles, and creating maps will be demonstrated…

Tech Talks - 1:00

TTCP

Tech Talks is a online training series organized by the Technical Training and Certification Program. Rotating speakers cover a wide variety…

Exploring the Boundaries of Virtual Fence Webinar 3: Virtual Fence Economics 11:00-12:00 Practice Specific

Rangelands Gateway

Join us to learn about virtual fence (VF) economics, including the benefits, costs, returns over time, and tools to help make informed decisions.…

Midwest Cover Crops Council Meeting 8:30-6:00 Mankato Soil Health and Management

MCCC

The Midwest Cover Crops Council's Annual Meeting will be held in Minnesota this year, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Soil…

HydroCAD - 8:00-3:30 Advanced Tech Skills (Matrix) Hydraulics

TTCP

This training will be a all things HydroCAD. Participants will learn to model single watersheds, multiple watersheds, structures, and spillways.…

Soil Management Summit - 9:00 Mankato Soil Soil Health and Management

UMN

The Soil Management Summit is a farmer oriented event dedicated to practical soil management in Minnesota. Experienced farmers, researchers and…

Area RUSLE2 and WEPS Training - 9:00-3:00 Multiple Locations Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Soil Erosion Prediction Models

TTCP

This training will be a full day classroom training on RUSLE2 and WEPS for beginners.

Nitrogen Conference 8:00-4:00 Mankato Nutrient Management

UMN

University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center’s Nitrogen: Minnesota's Grand Challenge and Compelling…

Soil Mechanics 1 (SM-1) 2025 - 9:00-3:00 Marshall & Cloquet Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Construction Inspection

TTCP

This course teaches field tests to classify soils using the Unified Soil Classification System. Participants are shown how to perform the field…

Wildlife Habitat Structures 9:30-3:00 Houston Wildlife Practice Specific

TTCP, PF

Join us at the International Owl Center in Houston to dive deep into CPS 649 Structures for Wildlife. What are the most commonly used structures?…

SFA Annual Conference 7:30-5:00 St. Joseph Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Ag & Agronomy

SFA

See the sessions and additional features are in the works, including the popular "Night Before Social," the Book Swap, and session topics…

Nutrient Management Conference 8:00-4:00 St. Cloud Nutrient Management

UMN

Marbleseed Organic Conference - La Crosse

Marbleseed

The Marbleseed (formerly MOSES) Organic Farming Conference (held at the La Crosse Center) is widely known as the largest organic farming…

Best Practices for Pollinators Summit - 10:00-3:30 Pollinators

Pollinator Friendly Alliance

Join us for three days of live presentations with a wealth of experts and topics on ecologically sound land practices that promote pollinators,…

Agronomy Technical Note 31 Training - 9:00-3:00 Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Vegetation – Species, Seeding and Seed Mixes

TTCP, Xerces, PF

Herbaceous vegetation establishment practices share many of the same considerations for designing a seeding plan such as site preparation, species…

Grow More - 8:00-5:00 Mankato Conservation Planning

NWF

The National Wildlife Federation developed the Grow More training to help outreach professionals learn and implement outreach and messaging that…

Midwest Grazing and Soil Health Summit - 12:00-5:00 Willmar Managed Grazing Systems

SFA

For 11 years, the Sustainable Farming Association has proudly hosted the Midwest Soil Health Summit, an educational event developed during a time…

Native Seed Mix Design and Evaluation Training - 9:00-3:30 Basic Tech Skills (Matrix) Native Vegetation, Habitats and Pollinators

TTCP, Xerces, PF

Most large scale native habitat plantings are created with seed mixes. Plant diversity is a requirement for pollinators, other wildlife, and the…

2025 Minnesota Agroforestry Institute - Baxter Practice Specific

TTCP, UMN Extension

The Minnesota Agroforestry Institute is a two and a half day workshop that includes classroom sessions and on farm visits. Participants learn how…