This is a recording of the RIM Working Lands easement program webinar training session from 2/24/2022. Training for this new pilot program focused on the beginning steps for preparing and submitting an application for funding.

These are the recordings from the February 2022 Basic CAD training. The intended audience is conservation staff with little CAD experience. The topics covered include: new drawings, general CAD layout, common features, useful commands, tool palettes, creating objects (i.e. linework), utilizing background photos, and an introduction to grading and creating structures using assemblies. We’ll also review other resources including NRCS’s guide sheets.

Woody Van Arkel and Cameron Ogilvie shared results of and experience with on-farm research at Woody’s farm. Research explored different cover crops in combination with manure applications and side-dressed nitrogen. Cover crops included cereal rye, red clover and multi-species blends. Learn how on-farm research like this can help you consider net returns and not solely bushels per acre.

Mark Dittrich and Jeppe Hjaersgaard, both with MDA, discuss drainage and conservation focusing on the human dimension of conservation. What’s happening and what’s worked in southern Minnesota will be a part of this interactive discussion.

This is a replay of the Nutrient Management Training held on February 9, 2022.

Part 1: Soil Test and UM Recommendations

Part 2: Manure and Other Credits

Part 3: Manure Application Considerations and Phosphorus based plans

Part 4: Commercial Fertilizer

This is a replay of the Nutrient Management Training held on February 7, 2022.

Part 1: Water Quality Overview and Concerns in Minnesota

Part 2: Water Quality Rules in Minnesota and Pollutant Delivery Triangle

Part 3: Sensitive Features

Part 4: 590 Nutrient Management Practice Standard

Part 5: Plan Types and Technical Resources

Cover crops: Termination timing and planting green. Timing can mean a lot when it comes to cover crops. Join Drs. Anna Cates, State Soil Health Specialist, and Axel Garcia y Garcia, Sustainable Cropping Systems Specialist, to learn what they found when looking at different termination timings in corn and soybean, and what impacts this could have in your farming operation.

Sulfur might be considered a secondary nutrient, but it is essential for crop production. Join UMN Extension nutrient management specialists as they discuss sulfur fertility, new findings on sulfur fertilizer, and address your questions and concerns.

This presentation is part of our Farming with Soil Life online short course and covers some of the main groups of soil invertebrates, how to recognize them and their connection to soil health.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.

High-producing organic no-till has long been identified as the Holy Grail of soil health. Join Brett Israel for an evening of sharing as he highlights the successes and challenges 3Gen Organics has experienced on its path to reducing tillage in an organic farm system. From tales of 250-bushel-per-acre corn to soybean yields of just 20 bushels per acre, this farminar will offer an evening of laughter and learning as we discuss alfalfa-fueled corn, no-till organic soybeans and reduced-till organic soybeans.