This two hour Tech Talk is a follow up to the in person Basic Pest Management Concepts training sessions that were held in early January. Courtney Cheever, NRCS State Water Quality Specialist and TSP Coordinator will discuss the certification/check-out process for Integrated Pest Management Systems (CPS 595) as well as explain the relationship between NRCS, the producer, and the TSP. Adam Reed, Regional Agronomist, will demonstrate the Excel worksheet tool that helps document IPM techniques and conservation practices for reducing pesticide environmental risk using a MN specific WIN-PST scenario.