Training Description:
This is a collection of webinar replays from the Basic Cover Crop training held March 30 and April 2, 2026.
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Format:
Webinar
Source:
TTCP
Training Type:
Online Learning
Notes:
- Cover Crop Benefits and Selection (75 minutes)
- Eric Yu, UMN Extension presents this webinar on the benefits and selection of cover crops.
- Strategies for Planting and Terminating Cover Crops (52 minutes)
- Dean Thomas, Southeast MN Grazing and Soil Health Specialist discusses the best practices for establishing and removing a cover crop.
- Cover Crop ID (26 minutes)
- Gabi Bolwerk, Soil Health Educator with UMN Extension presents method, knowledge needed, and resources for Cover Crop ID.
- Cover Crop Technical Resources (92 minutes)
- Stephanie McLain, Minnesota NRCS Soil Health Specialist presents FOTG materials related to cover crops including the 340 Practice Standard and Implementation Requirements
- Herbicide Interactions and Cover Crop Establishment (62 minutes)
- Liz Stahl, Extension Educator discusses and shares data on herbicide interactions with cover crops.
- Cover Crop Seeding Tools and Calculators (72 minutes)
- Stephanie McLain, Minnesota NRCS Soil Health Specialist and Ryan Buetow, Minnesota NRCS State Agronomist demonstrate cover crop seeding calculators and tools.
- How Cover Crops Fit Into Soil Health Systems (51 minutes)
- Stephanie McLain, Minnesota NRCS Soil Health Specialist explains the context of cover crops in soil health systems.
- Cover Crops and Nutrient Management Adaptations (40 minutes)
- Ryan Buetow, Minnesota NRCS State Agronomist shares perspectives of nutrient management with cover crops in mind. Topics include liming and C:N Ratios.
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