In North America there are over 13,000 Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) providing information to farmers on agronomic practices. These certified advisers have met standards set by the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) including examination, education and experience. You will find CCAs working in public, private and commercial positions as field sales or agronomists, natural resource conservation, extension, consulting and farm management firms.

Certification is the criteria developed by a profession to confirm that an individual meets the minimum qualifications to practice the profession. It is a standard of excellence used in many professions, including law, accounting and engineering. With the CCA program, you can demonstrate your valuable agronomic expertise to the farmers you advise.

The program is administered locally by 37 state/regional/provincial boards called "Local Boards" throughout the United States and Canada.