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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| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 2 | Webinar |
This is the second session of an eight-session webinar series. Session 2 provides a thorough review of the basic concepts of ecological… |
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| Ecological Site Descriptions: An Interdisciplinary and Interagency Effort - Webinar 1 | Webinar |
This is the first session of an eight-session webinar series. Session one provides a review of the history and use, from range site… |
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| Technical Training Individual Development Plan (IDP) Tool: staff/user training | Webinar |
User Training (NRCS/SWCD/TSA staff): All NRCS, TSA, and SWCD staff with an existing eLINK account can create and… |
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| Technical Training Individual Development Plan (IDP) Tool: manager training | Webinar |
Manager Training: All eLINK users with a “Manager” role within an NRCS, SWCD, TSA can view and edit training needs and… |
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| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 3 | Webinar |
13 mins, 57 secs |
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| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 2 | Webinar |
30 mins, 47 secs This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for field… |
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| Basic Grassed Waterway - Video 1 | Webinar |
26 mins, 47 secs This is a 3 part video from a 2018 webinar covering the practice standard contents and design concepts for… |
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| Webinar 3: Wetlands Ecology for Planners - How Wetlands Function |
This is the third webinar, delivered in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series. The first half… |
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| Webinar 2: Wetlands in a Watershed at the Landscape Scale | Webinar |
This second webinar, delivered in six segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly-developed nine-part wetland training webinar series begins with an… |
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| Tillage Implements | Online Course |
This course will review tillage calculation tools, primary tillage implements, and secondary tillage implements used in a corn/soybean setting.… |
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| Side Dressing Cover Crops into Corn with Rob Olson and Daughters | Video |
(Time: 13 mins, 34 secs) Producer Rob Olson and daughters Nicole and Kari demonstrate inter-seeding cover crops into corn on their farm in… |
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| Nitrogen Smart | Online Course |
(Time: minimum 2 hours) An interactive training program for producers that presents the fundamentals for maximizing economic return on nitrogen… |
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| High Tunnel System | Video |
(Time: 10 mins, 39 secs) This video is about a high tunnel that was built in St. Paul Minnesota by Urban Roots during the summer of 2018 with… |
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| High Clearance Cover Crop seeder with Andy Linder | Video |
(Time: 9 mins, 35 secs) Producer Andy Linder of Faribault MN demonstrates how he seeds cover crops into soybeans and corn using his revamped high… |
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| Forest Management Guidelines | Reference Material |
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| Cattle Grazing on Cover Crops in Faribault County, MN | Video |
(Time: 10 mins, 45 secs) Producer Andy Linder discusses the methods and benefits of grazing steers on Cover Crops. |
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| Project Management 101 | Video |
(Time: 30 min) This video provides background and tips for managing projects. The content is broken up into four modules:
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| Logic Models: A Natural Resource Example | Video |
This video (Time: 4:09 min) demonstrates how a logic model can be used to establish short, mid, and long term goals in a natural resource example… |
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| A Basic Introduction to Logic Models | Video |
A logic model is a way of organizing the elements of your plan or project so you can successfully communicate your strategy to funders and… |
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| Prescribed Burning | Online Course |
(Time: will vary) This course is designed to introduce the student to the fundamental basics of prescribed burning. At the end of the course… |
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| Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST) and National Agronomy Technical Note 5 | Webinar |
(Time: 24:27 min) This third section of the PowerPoint will focus on how to use the WIN-PST tool and mitigating hazard results from the tool… |
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| Integrated Pest Management Conservation Practice Standard (595) | Webinar |
(Time: 26:58 min) The second section of the PowerPoint will focus on the standard differences and updates to the new Integrated Pest… |
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| Integrated Pest Management Policy and Related Conservation Practice | Webinar |
(Time: 18:18 min) The first section of the PowerPoint will focus on National General Manual Policy GM190-404 Subparts A-D along with… |
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| CORE 4 Pest Management Technical References and Training Materials | Reference Material |
(Time: will vary) Basic overview of pest management principles. Materials concentrate on assessing environmental risks of pest… |
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| Using Soil Taxonomy to Identify Hydric Soils | Reference Material |
This is a powerpoint presentation with 59 slides describing the hierarchical nature of soil classification and how a particular soil’s… |
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| Redoximorphic feature | Reference Material |
This is a powerpoint presentation developed by Michael Whited of the NRCS Wetland Science Institute, containing 33 slides. The objectives of… |
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| Hydric Soil Overview | Reference Material |
This is a powerpoint presentation developed by Michael Whited of the NRCS Wetland Science Institute, containing 18 slides explaining the… |
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| Field Indicators of Hydric Soil | Reference Material |
This is a powerpoint presentation developed with the Wetland Science Institute, containing 65 slides covering the general concepts used for… |
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| Webinar 1: Introduction to Wetlands | Webinar |
This first webinar, presented in 5 segments, in NAWM and NRCS’s jointly developed nine-part wetland training webinar series provides an… |
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| Hydric Soils Training Modules | Webinar |
The National Association of Wetland Managers has developed an online training series focused on hydric soils for wetland professionals. This… |
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| Integrated Erosion Tool | Video |
A series of videos providing an introduction to the Integrated Erosion Tool (IET) from the… |
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| Matching Appropriate Seed to Conservation Practices | Webinar |
(Time: 1:00) Learn about ecotypes and ecological restoration planning tools for greater long term conservation planting success. |
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| Native Warm Season Grass Drill Calibration | Video |
(Time:16:27) Jake Watson, USDA NRCS and Michael McCord discuss how to calibrate a drill for Native Warm Season Grasses. |
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| Warm Season Grasses (1 of 5) “Site Preparation” | Video |
(Time: 5:21) Step 1 of 5 on planting and managing native warm season grasses. |
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| Preparing Land for Seeding Native Grasses & Plants | Video |
(Time: 1:37) Preparing the seedbed correctly will increase the likelihood of seed germination and a successful planting.… |
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| Herbaceous Vegetation Practices | Online Course |
(Time: 32:00) This training is an introduction to NRCS practice standards that establish herbaceous vegetation to treat resource concerns.… |
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| MN NRCS Soil Health Training Resources | Reference Material |
(Time will vary) This is a set of 30+ soil health related training resources that is maintained by MN NRCS. |
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| Keep Cattle in Minnesota Project | Video |
(Time: 1:27:49) This video is produced by the Sustainable Farming Association and the Keep Cattle in Minnesota Program. The mission of this… |
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| Disturbance, Grazing and Economics | Webinar |
(Time: 1:48) Disturbance, Grazing and Economics (3/3) webinars are prerequisites for the Minnesota Soil Health Field Day and Minnesota Soil… |
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| Nutrients, Soil Biology and Diversity in Agroecosystems | Webinar |
(Time: 1:55) Nutrients, Soil Biology and Diversity in Agroecosystems (2/3) webinars are prerequisites for the Minnesota Soil Health Field Day and… |
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| Introduction to Soil Health | Webinar |
(Time: 1:50) Introduction to soil health (1/3) webinars are prerequisites for the Minnesota Soil Health Field Day and Minnesota Soil Health… |
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| Understanding Soil Quality Impacts on Soil Functions and Other Resource Concerns | Webinar |
(Time: 1:18) Participants learn about nutrient management and healthy soils, and the resulting effects on water quality through a study… |
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| Unlock the Secrets in the Soil | Video |
A series of 41 videos, mostly under five minutes each that discuss various soil health topics and applications of soil health principles. … |
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| Core NRCS Conservation Practices for Enhancing Soil Health | Webinar |
(Time: 1:10) This webinar focuses on how several core NRCS conservation practices can be used by farmers to improve soil health, linking them… |
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| Soil Quality - the Foundation for Resource Management | Webinar |
(Time: 1:55) Participants in the webinar learn about Natural Resources Conservation Service conservation planning principles to improve soil… |
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| Soil Health | Video |
(Time: 57:21) In this session, Dr. Jessica Gutknecht discusses soil health. When you think about the soil beneath your feet, or… |
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| The Relevance of Soil Biology in Assessing Fertility and Soil Health | Webinar |
(Time:1:22:00) Participants will learn how soil biology directly and indirectly influence crop growth and nutrient cycling, along with… |
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| Soil Health and New Soil Testing Methods | Webinar |
(Time: 1:47:00) This webinar will give participants an overview of soil health and new soil testing tools for N-P-K that take into account… |
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| Building your Soil Structure | Video |
(Time: 19:45) Hal Weiser, USDA, discusses how to improve soil structure and soil biology to maximize crop production. |
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| Demonstration of WEPP in more detail | Video |
(Time: 1:00:27) This session includes cover crops, kill crop, mulch/manure additions, weed growth, irrigation, etc. |