Preparing for the CCA Exam and Other Adventures
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The Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management Conference is Iowa's premier crop production education event. No other program in Iowa brings together the diverse range of topics, slate of expert presenters and results of the latest University research.
The ICM Conference offers workshops focusing on the latest in crop production technology. Experts from Iowa and surrounding states will provide research updates and results in soil fertility, soil and water management, crop production and pest management.
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The need for certification of crop advisors, agronomists, and others in agriculture has not been clearly established. However, in other industries, such as accounting (Certified Public Accountant), and medicine (AMA-certified), certification has become a consumer expectation. Given the complexities of the crop advising profession, it is logical that standards for practice be established by a certification program. In response to this need, the industry has developed certification programs aimed at reassuring the public that individuals involved in agriculture are technically competent, experienced, and committed to ethical production and business practices (Demaray 1994; Hall1995; Peterson 1995).