Sound advice for those feeding the world.

Presentation for:

Certified Crop Advisers Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) (CCA)

October 2011

History:

Certified Crop Advisers Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) (CCA)

• Established in 1992 by American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

• Advising VS. Sales or Mandates• Coming up on 20th

Anniversary • North American base -

Expanding to International CCAs

• Non-partisan• Based on Ethics• Professional Accreditation• Recommendation/Referral

driven

Today:

Certified Crop Advisers Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) (CCA)

• Strongest Certification Program For Crops & Soils

• 12,000+ participants• Students• Agronomy• Practitioners• Employers

• Producers• Farmer Demand• Consumer Demand• Government Mandates

(positioned to implement)

Today:

Certified Crop Advisers Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) (CCA)

• Embarking on 2012 Recruitment Campaign

• “CCA – That’s Sound Advice”• Build participant base• Drive desire and

community for CCAs

• Create demand from employers, farmers, producers

• Create awareness from community

• Strengthen alliances in the governmental sector

Tomorrow:

Certified Crop Advisers Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) (CCA)

• Grow CCA base to larger numbers

• North American Reinforcement• International Outreach• India started• Argentina planning• Others

Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) Certified Crop Advisers (CCA)

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THANK YOU!Sound Advice For Those Feeding The

World