On-Demand Webinars

Following is a list of all on-demand webinars available for viewing.

Using Diverse Cover Crop Mixes to Improve Soil Health and Livestock Nutrition on Grazing Lands [View Now]

Jun 25, 2014 2:00 pm
Participate in this webinar to learn the reasons behind choosing different cover crop mixes for soil health and livestock nutrition and the short term effects of these mixes on soil, plants, and livestock....

What is the Role of Natural Resource Professionals in Landowner Legacy Planning [View Now]

Jun 25, 2014 1:00 pm
Succession planning, or “legacy planning”, is perhaps the most complicated AND critical activity a landowner should take the time to study and implement. The National Woodland Owner Survey indicates that more than 60 percent of current forestland owners are age 55 or older and nearly half of them have already retired. In the absence of a plan f...

Managing Troublesome Invasive Grasses in Eastern Forests [View Now]

Jun 18, 2014 2:00 pm
Participate to learn about management of several key invasive grasses in Eastern forests including bamboo, miscanthus, arundo, stiltgrass, cogongrass, phragmites, and others....

Managing for Soil Health in the Piedmont Area of the Southeast - A Farmer's Perspective [View Now]

Jun 10, 2014 2:00 pm
Participants will hear a farmer's perspective on using cover crops and no-till to improve soil health, increase soil organic matter, and build resilience in his soils....

Air Quality, Climate Change, and Energy [View Now]

Jun 9, 2014 2:00 pm
This course will help you learn how air quality, climate change, and energy are interrelated and integral to USDA's missions and goals....

Greenhouse Gases and Carbon Sequestration [View Now]

Jun 9, 2014 2:00 pm
This course provides an overview on greenhouse gases along with the role agricultural and natural resource systems play in the overall global balance of greenhouse gases....

Commonly Used Organic Inputs [View Now]

Jun 5, 2014 3:00 pm
Participants will learn about commonly used inputs in organic production, regulations governing inputs, and how to use the Organic Materials Review Institute list more effectively....

The Climate Change Resource Center: Information and Tools for Land Managers [View Now]

Jun 5, 2014 1:00 pm
For land managers who need to address climate change in ecosystem management planning, it can be difficult to find timely and useful science that can apply to on-the-ground actions. Not only is it a challenge to distill complex and regional ecological responses to climate change into specific management options, but the rapid generation of new scie...

Biomass Harvesting Sustainability Webinar Series: Bird and invertebrate response to woody biomass harvest: Preliminary findings and future directions [View Now]

Jun 4, 2014 12:00 pm
Harvest residue gleaned as woody biomass is predicted to be a primary feedstock for forest-based bioenergy to meet increasing renewable energy demand. Concerns regarding the sustainability of woody biomass harvests have led to the development of Biomass Harvesting Guidelines (BHGs), which typically recommend that a percentage of harvestable biomass...

4R Site Specific Nutrient Management: 9. Soil Sampling [View Now]

Jun 2, 2014 2:00 pm
This module will cover important concepts and practices regarding soil sampling for nutrient management in agronomic systems to attain profitable and environmentally safe crop production....

4R Site Specific Nutrient Management: 8. Soil pH and Lime [View Now]

Jun 2, 2014 2:00 pm
This module will discuss important concepts of soil pH and lime management in agronomic systems for profitable crop production....

4R Site Specific Nutrient Management: 7. Micronutrients [View Now]

Jun 2, 2014 2:00 pm
This module will cover the principal concepts of micronutrient management in agricultural systems to provide for profitable crop production....

4R Site Specific Nutrient Management: 6. Calcium and Magnesium Management [View Now]

Jun 2, 2014 2:00 pm
In this module, important concepts of potassium management in agricultural systems for profitable crop production will be discussed....

4R Site Specific Nutrient Management: 5. Sulfur [View Now]

Jun 2, 2014 2:00 pm
This module will cover important concepts of sulfur management in agricultural systems for profitable crop production....

4R Site Specific Nutrient Management: 4. Potassium [View Now]

Jun 2, 2014 2:00 pm
In this module, important concepts of potassium management in agricultural systems for profitable crop production will be discussed....