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Illinois CCA Program

Certification is a standard of excellence used in many professions, including law, accounting, and engineering. With the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program, you can demonstrate your valuable agronomic expertise to the farmers you advise.

What is the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program?
CCA is designed to establish base standards of knowledge for individuals who advise growers on crop management and production inputs. It's a way for our industry to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to help growers produce crops in the most environmentally and economically sound methods possible.

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2025
CCA Conference

The Illinois CCA Board will host the 2025 Conference in person at The iHOTEL in Champaign!

December 2025

More information coming soon!

 

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Need to check how many CEU Credits you have? Log in to your account to view your status, register for exams, search the directory, and more!

 

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Become a CCA

The International and Tri-State Exams are now available on demand - anytime, anywhere convenient for you!

 Click the ASA link below for more information.

In-person Tri-State CCA exam training will be held July 15 at the IL Soybean Assn. 
 
See below for information on NEW Online International CCA Exam study materials.

Offer CEUs at your Meeting/Event

Hosting an educational event for CCAs? Offer CEUs at you meeting or event by following the link below.

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Tri-State Study Session -Online International CCA Study Materials Now Available

The Illinois CCA Board is excited to announce we have partnered with the Prairie CCA Board to offer a comprehensive online International CCA Exam Prep Course via Moodle. All of the performance objective areas are covered along with sample exam questions (what many agronomists have been asking us for to help them study). The cost is $200 for access for one year and you can study at your own pace when you have time! Check out this website for more infomation

 
An in-person study session focusing on the Tri-State Exam is scheduled for July 15 at the IL Soybean Association in Bloomington. The course will be held from 9 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. (registration starts at 8:30) and cost just $25 to cover meal expenses. Four leading agronomists in IL will cover all four performance objectives and be available to answer any questions you may have to help you study. Register for the course HERE.
 

Exam Registration Dates                                           Available Exam Dates

Register and pay for the exam(s) of your choice.        Exams will be conducted during this time frame. 
July 2 - July 28, 2025                                               August 6 - 20, 2025
October 1 - October 27, 2025​​​​                                  November 5 - 19, 2025
 
Exam Registration is only available during the dates listed above, and only for the next Available Exam Date. For example, if you want to take your exam in the August 6-20, 2025 exam period, you would register in the July 2-28 registration period. Follow the Become a CCA link above for more information.

Illinois CCA Newsletter

Check out the CCA Soy Envoys!

Have you visited the Illinois Soybean Association Field Advisor webpage recently?

https://fieldadvisor.org/

The site is full of Agronomy Information

  • CCA Updates from around the state.
  •  FREE CEU webinars - click, watch/listen and then self-report your CEUs
  • 4R Exam study materials. The 4R course that Bill Simmons gave at the IFCA Conference plus the webinars that followed are all archived on the fieldadvisor website and available to help you study for the next 4R NMS Specialty Exam.

Have a safe 2025!

Thank you to the CCA Conference Sponsors

nBrandt Agronomic Services, LLC
nAgronomic Insights
nBecks Hybrids
nSidell Agri Services, Inc. 
nOCP North America
nParkland College Advanced Applicator Technician Program