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The Iowa Certified Crop Advisers will be holding a special shotgun drawing at the Agribusiness Showcase & Conference on Wednesday, February 12 just for Iowa CCAs.

How to Enter

1. Write your name and CCA number on an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of paper.
2. Take a picture of that paper next to your CCA sticker which was sent to you in 2013 (click here for example).
3. Send the photo to [email protected] by February 7, 2014 for a chance for your name to be drawn for the shotgun on the second day of the Agribusiness Showcase & Conference on Wednesday, 12, 2014.
4. You must be present to win.

Good luck!

More speakers, a new schedule & an improved Showcase floor layout are just a few of the exciting changes at this year’s event on February 11 & 12!

Over 1,000 progressive agricultural thinkers from Iowa and surrounding states are expected, which will include crop production professionals, grain professionals, pesticide applicators, seed industry representatives and college students.

CCAs will be able to jumpstart earning their required CEUs with over twenty speakers & topics to choose from which includes a special session focused on CCAs’ & Ag Retailers’ role in Iowa’s Water Quality Initiative.

Click here to see a list of speakers.

Click here to learn how to register.

The Iowa Certified Crop Advisers (Iowa CCA) is pleased to announce John Bergeson, David Chaffin and Greg Sweeney as their newly elected Board Directors.

John Bergeson lives in Mingo, Iowa and is a Crop Consultant at Crop Production Services.  Bergeson graduated from Iowa State University in 1979 with an Ag Business degree.

David Chaffin lives in Urbandale, Iowa and is a Data Research Agronomist at John Deere.  Chaffin is a 1996 graduate of Iowa State University with a B.S. in Agricultural Studies and Environmental Studies.

Greg Sweeney lives in Meservey, Iowa and is a Seed Team Leader at MaxYield Cooperative.  Sweeney graduated with a B.S. in Agronomy from Iowa State University in 2002.

Bergeson, Chaffin and Sweeney will begin their three year term on the Iowa CCA Board of Directors in January.