1. Sound advice for those feeding the world.

2. Certified Crop Advisers (CCA)
Presentation for:
October 2011

3. Certified Crop Advisers (CCA)
History:
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

4. Certified Crop Advisers (CCA)
Today:
Strongest Certification Program
For Crops & Soils
12,000+ participants
Students
Agronomy
Practitioners
Employers
Producers
Farmer Demand
Consumer Demand
Government Mandates
(positioned to implement)

5. Certified Crop Advisers (CCA)
Today:
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

6. Certified Crop Advisers (CCA)
Tomorrow:
Grow CCA base to larger numbers
North American Reinforcement
International Outreach
India started
Argentina planning
Others

7. Certified Crop Advisers (CCA)
THANK YOU!
Sound Advice For Those Feeding The World
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