Asmus Named Chair of North American CCA Board
Amy Asmus – Asmus Farm Supply
Amy Asmus, Iowa Certified Crop Adviser board member and Vice President of Asmus Farm Supply in Rake, IA, was named Chair of the North American Certified Crop Advisors Board (NCCA) this week at their meeting in Boise, Idaho.
Asmus, who graduated with a Fine Arts degree in graphic design from Iowa State University, became heavily involved in agriculture in 2004 after she and her husband Harlan bought the family business from her father-in-law Harvey Asmus.
“Asmus Farm Supply is the main reason I became a CCA,” said Asmus in an interview last year after being named the first female member of the International Crop Advisor Board. “I didn’t really know agriculture, but I needed to in order to become effective at helping our customers.”
Click here to read the full December 2011 interview with Amy Asmus.
Interview with Tracy Cameron
During the spring planting season, Iowa CCAs will be spotlighted through interviews and advertising on the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network. The Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network is made up of 33 stations across the state of Iowa. Please refer to the station map to identify a radio station in your area.
The second interview was with Tracy Cameron. Please click here to listen to the interview.
Kelvin Kopp Interviewed on the Agribusiness Report
During the spring planting season, Iowa CCAs will be spotlighted through interviews and advertising on the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network. The Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network is made up of 33 stations across the state of Iowa. Please refer to the station map to identify a radio station in your area.
The first interview, conducted by Agribusiness Report anchor, Ken Root, was with Kelvin Kopp of Pelgrow. Kopp is a well seasoned crop adviser who values his Certified Crop Adviser credentials as he works with farmers in Atlantic, Iowa. In his late April interview, Kopp talked about planting progress, fertility and weed and insect concerns for his part of the state.
Bruce Baier Recognized as Certified Crop Advisor of the Year at AAI Conference
Bruce Baier, Precision Ag Manager with Ag Partners was recognized as the Iowa Certified Crop Adviser of the Year. This honor was awarded to Baier during the Iowa Certified Crop Advisers’ (ICCA) recognition luncheon at the Agribusiness Showcase & Conference, held on Tuesday, February 7 in Des Moines.
Certified Crop Advisors Recognized for Tenure at Agribusiness Showcase & Conference
94 Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs) were saluted for fifteen years of service at the CCA Recognition Luncheon held at the Agribusiness Showcase & Conference on Tuesday, February 7.
Jumpstart your 2012 CEUs. Register for the 2012 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference
Registration is open for the 2012 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference. Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) can jumpstart earning their CCA Continuing Educational Units (CEUs) for 2012 at the event which will be held at the Varied Industries Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds on February 7 & 8.
CCAs will have the opportunity to participate in two days of education that will offer up to 14 CEUs by attending the seminars and workshops on Tuesday and having substantive conversations at vendor booths at the largest indoor field-day in the nation on Wednesday. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn six additional credit hours, FREE OF CHARGE at other CEU events through the year. That is 20 CEUs at $10 per credit in one year!