Education
The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) support lifelong learning opportunities for academic researchers, certified professionals, students, and more.
Online classroom
Over 300 free and paid courses for certified professionals and other interested groups. Available as standalone items or via our subscription service.
Webinars
Live webinars feature subject matter experts in agriculture, crops, and soils to share practical and scientific information.
Podcasts
Podcasts Field, Lab, Earth and the Decode 6 podcast offer conversations highlighting recent journal articles and topics related to the carbon market.
Wiley online library
Thousands of journal and magazine articles and hundreds of books, many available for free under Open Access licenses.
Professional resources
A free online resource packed with content about soil carbon markets, ecosystem services, and sustainable agriculture.
Crops & Soils
The magazine for Certified Crop Advisers, agronomists, and soil scientists focusing on solutions to the daily challenges facing those working in the field. Features self-study CEU articles and quizzes.
Foundations of Applied Agronomy
A self-paced, online agronomy training program to prepare learners for the International Certified Crop Adviser Exam and build expertise in production agriculture, consulting, business, and conservation
Soils glossary
A glossary of soil terms, including a term of the week.
Expand your career opportunities with the Societies Career Center, careerplacement.org
- Find jobs specific to agronomy, crop, soil, and environmental science
- Sign up for custom job alerts
- Connect with career and resume coaches
- Post jobs to reach our network of job seekers
- Take advantage of an exclusive 10% member discount on job posts
Certification programs
The Certified Crop Adviser and Certified Professional Agronomist programs of the American Society of Agronomy are the benchmarks of professionalism.
The SSSA certification programs, Certified Professional Soil Scientist and Associate Professional Soil Scientist, set standards for knowledge, skills, and conduct that define the professions of soil science and soil classification.
Collaborate with us
Some of the best intuitive leaps arise through teamwork. With this in mind, we seek your input! Collaborations on webinars, grant proposals, and other projects are free-of-charge for members and may be recognized as professional service.
Looking to communicate your science and professional endeavors? Let us help you plan a webinar! Webinars are a great way to share ideas and timely data. Topics should be of value to certified professionals and other leaders in the discipline. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged! The format could be a 45-min presentation with Q&A, or it could be a panel discussion of two to four people. Bring your ideas!
- Live webinars are typically one hour in duration, and the broadcast is recorded for greater reach.
- Attendance at live webinars ranges from several hundred to several thousand attendees, from 90+ countries.
- Our team will assist with topic identification, the technical details, webinar delivery, and post-event analytics.
We also invite your ideas on content to serve certified professionals, growers, students, and the public.
For example:
- Decode 6 is a free online resource packed with content about carbon markets, soil health, land stewardship, and related topics.
- The Foundations of Applied Agronomy training series provides an overview of agronomic basics for anyone seeking a refresher.
- SSSA and the Soil Science Society of China (SSSC) co-develop international events, such as webinars.
- Online Learning Courses stem from collaborations among members, government/state agencies, and private institutions.
Quality assurance
Our goal is to bring you the best. We provide education content that is current, accurate, inclusive, and backed by scientific evidence. Information presented through ASA, CSSA, and SSSA education offerings is principally designed to help agronomists, soils consultants, conservationists, agribusiness professionals, and similar audiences maintain their professional competence and technical expertise. Individuals utilizing content information to help make business decisions or professional recommendations should also consult original scientific research and other reputable information sources pertinent to the topic.
Content undergoes a process of quality assurance to promote timely, high-quality, and accurate scientific information.
- Speakers agree to present content that is science-based and unbiased.
- Speakers agree to be forward-looking, positive, and inclusive in content delivery.
- Materials are extensively reviewed by ASA, CSSA, and SSSA prior to any presentation.
- ASA, CSSA, and SSSA will host practice sessions with speakers prior to any presentation.
Sponsorship of content is sought for the sole purpose of offering quality content free-of-charge for all attendees. Sponsorship of content does not imply endorsement of a sponsor’s views, products, technologies, and/or procedures by the content provider.
