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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.
| Title | Format | Description | Training Source | Training Subject |
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| Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 2: Soil Biology | Video |
Module 2 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021. This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists… |
Other | Soil Health and Management |
| Soil Health and Sustainability for Field Staff - Blended Delivery Module 1: Intro to Soil Health | Video |
Module 1 of 9 in the virtual portion of this blended training for 2021. This training is designed to provide field-level conservationists… |
Other | Soil Health and Management |
| Stream Visual Assessment Protocol 2 (SVAP 2) | Online Course |
Stream Visual Assessment Protocol 2 (SVAP2) introduces you to the process of visually assessing streams on working land. In this course, you’ll… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Using Basic Soil Survey Information in Conservation Planning | Online Course |
The goal of this course is to introduce you to several common soil properties and interpretations, the basics of map unit composition, and Web… |
Other | Soil |
| Using Planning Criteria in Conservation Planning | Online Course |
This course introduces you to NRCS planning criteria and their role in each phase of the Nine Steps of Conservation Planning. You will learn about… |
Other | Conservation Planning |
| Using WIN-PST for Conservation Planning | Online Course |
This course introduces you to the Windows Pesticide Screening Tool (WIN-PST). You will learn what the tool is and how to run it. You will also… |
Other | Pest Management |
| 2021 Nitrogen: Minnesota’s Grand Challenge and Compelling Opportunity Conference | Video |
Video presentations from the 7th Annual Nitrogen: Minnesota's Grand Challenge & Compelling Opportunity Conference February 9th, 2021 … |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| Sustainable Crop Rotations with Cover Crops | Reference Material |
Cover crops offer many benefits for agriculture that include erosion control; reduced compaction and nutrient leaching; increased water… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Managing Cover Crops Profitably | Reference Material |
Managing Cover Crops Profitably, Third Edition, was published in 2007 by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Tech Talk: Waterway Out of Bank flow design in EFT | Webinar |
TTCP Training Engineer Aaron Peter will use the Engineering Field Tools software to demonstrate how to incorporate and calculate out-of-bank flows… |
TTCP | Practice Design (Tools) |
| Applying Skills We’ve Learned to Manure Management | Video |
Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| Tech Talk: Prescribed Grazing (CPS528) and CSP 528 Enhancements | Webinar |
What livestock management is needed to meet the Prescribed Grazing Standard? What are the requirements to meet the CSP Prescribed Grazing… |
TTCP | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Tech Talk: Scheduling Prescribed Grazing Practices | Webinar |
Jeff Duchene, NRCS Grazing Lands Specialist, reviews the recommended order of installing facilitating practices for prescribed grazing. He reviews… |
TTCP | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Rules and Tools About Manure | Video |
Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| Tile Drainage in Minnesota and Wisconsin: What We Know From Edge-of-Field Monitoring and Practical Management Implications for Farmers | Video |
Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Other | Drainage |
| Groundwater Protection Rule and How it Affects Farming and N Management | Video |
Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| Groundwater Protection Rule and How it Affects Farming and N Management | Video |
Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Other | Water Quality |
| Latest Resources on Soil Health | Video |
Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Other | Soil Health and Management |
| Edge-of-Field Water Quality and How It Can Help Us In A Changing Climate | Video |
Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Other | Water Quality |
| Mitigating Climate Change Through the Soil Carbon Sponge | Video |
Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to bring to you a virtual conference series this winter. Join us as we cover… |
Other | Soil |
| Hot Topics in Weed Management: Putting the pieces together | Video |
With the multitude of crop herbicide resistant trait packages available, chemical weed control has become more complicated, especially as… |
Other | Pest Management |
| Cover Crops: Matching your management strategies and goals | Video |
There are a number of important considerations when deciding which cover crops fit best with your operation. In this webinar, we discuss U of MN… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| A Back to Basics Approach for Nutrient Management | Video |
Fertilizer can separate the most profitable producers from the rest of the pack. While fertilizer is a critical component for high yields,… |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| Herbicide Trait Technology: What to Use When, Where and How | Video |
Where does it make most sense to use certain herbicide tolerance traits? What are some of the things you should consider when using them? Learn… |
Other | Pest Management |
| Soybean Variety Selection | Video |
What criteria should you use when selecting a soybean variety? How do the economics pencil out for different soybean maturities in your area? What… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Corn Hybrid Selection | Video |
What criteria should you used when selecting a corn hybrid? How do hybrid maturities affect your bottom line? What about hybrid selection and… |
Other | Ag & Agronomy |
| Tech Talk: What Do I Need to Run HEC-HMS or HydroCAD? | Webinar |
If you watched either of the Intro to HEC-HMS or Intro to HydroCAD Tech Talks and wondered "But how do I obtain the information I need to enter… |
TTCP | Practice Design (Tools) |
| Tech Talk: 2020 IDP Results | Webinar |
What happens to your Individual Development Plan information once you put it in eLINK? Join the TTCP staff to learn how IDP data is used to… |
TTCP | Other |
| One Watershed, One Plan: Making Choices to Show Results | Video |
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BWSR | Watersheds |
| One Watershed, One Plan: A Brief History of Water Management in Minnesota | Video |
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BWSR | Watersheds |
| One Watershed, One Plan: Roles, Committees, and Commitments | Video |
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BWSR | Watersheds |
| One Watershed, One Plan: Three Big Ideas | Video |
The Thee Big Ideas in the One Watershed, One… |
BWSR | Watersheds |
| One Watershed, One Plan: What is One Watershed, One Plan? | Video |
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BWSR | Watersheds |
| Tech Talk: Wetland ID & Ecology Part 1 | Webinar |
This is the first part of the Wetland ID & Ecology Basics series. Join BWSR Wetland Specialists Ben Meyer and David Demmer for this session… |
TTCP | Wetland |
| Tech Talk: Core Competencies | Webinar |
Kelly Voigt and Jon Sellnow introduce the Core Competency modules and review the current status of them. |
TTCP | Conservation Planning |
| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 6b: Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy | Webinar |
Dave Wall, MPCA discusses the Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy. What is it all about and how much progress are we making. |
TTCP | Nutrient Management |
| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 6a: Water Quality and Nutrients | Webinar |
Dave Wall, MPCA discusses water nutrient conditions around the state and why these conditions vary. In addition he also reviews how water… |
TTCP | Nutrient Management |
| Prescribed Grazing | Online Course |
Prescribed grazing is the foundational NRCS conservation practice that is applied on all lands that are grazed in conjunction with a wide array of… |
Other | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Basics of Plant Identification for Conservation Planning | Online Course |
This course introduces you to plant identification and its role in the conservation planning process. You will learn basics of plant… |
Other | Plant ID |
| Virtual 4R Field Day | Webinar |
Farmers, agronomists and all interested in nutrient management and innovative conservation are invited to join the online 4R Technology Review… |
Other | Nutrient Management |
| Tech Talk: Intro to Hydraulics | Webinar |
TTCP Training Engineers Pat Schultz and Amanda Deans dive into all things hydraulics. They provide an introduction into channel flow, orifice flow… |
TTCP | Hydrology & Hydraulics |
| Tech Talk: Earthfill Compaction | Webinar |
This is the third part of the Construction Inspection series. To be a designer and inspector on structural practices involving earthfill, you need… |
TTCP | Construction Inspection |
| Tech Talk: Nutrient Management Module 10: Soil Sampling and Testing | Webinar |
Brad Carlson, UMN Extension, reviews soil sampling requirements for nutrient management planning. This session covers how to collect samples,… |
TTCP | Nutrient Management |
| Tech Talk: Concrete Specifications, Inspection, and Cold Weather Considerations | Webinar |
Patrick Schultz (TTCP Training Engineer) and Michael Krcmarik (NRCS Agricultural Engineer) summarize the NRCS Concrete and Reinforcement… |
TTCP | Construction Inspection |
| Tech Talk: Calculating Stocking Rates | Webinar |
Lance Smith, NRCS Rangeland Specialist, shows how to calculate stocking rates by considering forage production, herd needs, and the management of… |
TTCP | Livestock & Managed Grazing |
| Foundations of Forest Wildlife Habitat Management - #5 of 5 in series - Dead Wood and Riparian Areas | Webinar |
Additional forest management considerations for specific habitat components critical to certain wildlife species including riparian areas, dead… |
Other | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Tech Talk: Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program | Webinar |
Join Caroline D’Huyvetter, Clarissa Levi and Bill Fitzgerald from MDA to learn about the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Water Quality… |
TTCP | Conservation Planning |
| Tech Talk: Construction Inspection | Webinar |
TTCP engineers Amanda Deans and Aaron Peter kick off a multi part construction inspection series. This session covers what to do at a pre… |
TTCP | Construction Inspection |
| Tech Talk: Restoring Resilient Landscapes | Webinar |
Dan Shaw, Senior Ecology and Vegetation Specialist with BWSR, provides an overview of trends in the restoration of upland and wetland… |
TTCP | Native Vegetation, Habitats, & Pollinators |
| Southeast Minnesota Groundwater video series | Video |
A series of five short videos: How Groundwater Moves in Southeast Minnesota, How Contaminants(Like Nitrate) Move in Southeast Minnesota Part… |
Other | Water Quality |