Foundations of Applied Agronomy - Crop Management

Foundations of Applied Agronomy was developed by the American Society of Agronomy to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Exam and to build the expertise of persons in production agriculture, consulting, business, and conservation. The series provides a comprehensive online learning experience that covers topics in nutrient management, soil and water management, pest management, and crop management. In-field practitioners will review the knowledge and skills that are most needed by a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA), while others will obtain a foundational knowledge in topics relevant to the agricultural profession.

This section covers Crop Management (5 CEUs).

The Crop Management sections contains five modules: Cropping Systems and Hybrid / Variety Selection, Crop Establishment, Crop Growth, Development, and Diagnostics, Applied Information Technologies, Crop Harvest and Storage, Crop Production Economics.
 

• Cropping Systems and Hybrid / Variety Selection: (1) Monocultures, crop rotation, and cropping systems; (2) Clean-till and surface residue management; (3) Conversion of non-cropland to cropland; (4) Allelopathy and autotoxicity; (5) Cultivar, variety, hybrid, and open-pollinated varieties; (6) How plant characteristics influence hybrid or variety selection; (7) Transgenic and Genetically Modified Organism (GMO); and (8) Field trials, randomization, and mean separation techniques
• Crop Establishment: (1) Seed tag information and using certified seed; (2) Harvest, storage time, handling, and condition on seed quality; (3) Seed treatments and bacterial inoculants; (4) Germination tests and calculation of seeding rate and seed lots; (5) General planter parts; (6) Seeding rate, plant population, and harvest population; (7) Seed germination and depth on germination and emergence; (8) Planting depth, planting date, and seeding rates; and (9) Calculating plant populations
• Crop Growth, Development, and Diagnostics: (1) Crop plant growth stages and lifespans; (2) Temperature and moisture on crop growth; (3) Concept of growing degree days and related calculations; (4) Factors that affect crop canopy closure and root growth; (5) Difference between tap and fibrous root systems; (6) Economics of replanting a field if a crop does not establish well; and (7) Diagnosis of a cropping problem
• Applied Information Technologies, Crop Harvest and Storage: (1) Precision versus accuracy; (2) Use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS); (3) Precision agriculture tools, their use, and differences of approach; (4) Factors that affect variability in crop yield and timing of harvest; (5) Initial, post-harvest, and recognition of quality of crops; (6) Identity-preserved (IP) crops and factors in storage; and (7) The factors which affect food safety as it relates to crop storage
• Crop Production Economics: (1) Management of production risk versus marketing risk; (2) Factors influencing crop prices; (3) Factors affecting crop management decisions; (4) Difference between commodity and specialty crops; (5) Transgenic crops and their marketing; and (6) Additional harvest and storage factors
• Each module contains a link to an online learning course with an accompanying quiz. You must complete all portions to receive credit.
  
  Price:
  $150.00 Non-members/Members/Certified Professionals
  
  You will have access to this training for 180 days.