American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
The professional home for scientists, educators, and practitioners working in agronomic sciences.
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Member and society programs
The American Society of Agronomy (ASA) offers a variety of programs designed to help you advance your career, agronomic science, and a sustainable future for us all.
Agronomy feeds the world
The American Society of Agronomy is a leading scientific and professional organization dedicated to advancing agronomy and sustainable agricultural practices.
- Headquartered in Madison, WI and established in 1907
- Serves 6,000+ members and 12,000+ Certified Crop Advisers, offering a range of programs and services
- Organized by discipline into seven Sections: Agronomic Production; Biometry and Statistical Computing; Climatology and Modeling; Education and Extension; Environmental Quality; Global Agronomy; and Land Management and Conservation.
Benefits of membership
- Enjoy access to our Online Library, including articles and archives of our 13 journals and all books published by ASA, CSSA, and SSSA.
- Claim your $300 discount on meeting registration for professional members, with reduced rates for early career, student, and emeritus members.
- Read monthly issues of CSA News, which highlights the best science news from our journals and membership.
- Use your 33% discount on unlimited learning and CEU opportunities through a one-year Online Classroom subscription.
- Check out page charge discounts of 50% (plus seven free pages up front) for members publishing in Agronomy Journal, Crop Science, or Soil Science Society of America Journal.
- Network through Communities, Divisions, and Sections, which bring members together based on scientific and topical interest areas.
- Access members-only Discussion Boards.
- Read our exclusive biweekly email newsletter News Flash.
- Grow your editorial experience as a peer reviewer or journal editor.
- Volunteer for committee service, meeting event planning, mentorship, and leadership.
- Make a change through science policy initiatives like Congressional Visits Day and the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Advocacy Toolkit.
- Support Agronomic Science Foundation programs.
Timely and relevant scientific research valuable to a broad audience
ASA, CSSA, and SSSA publish thirteen peer-reviewed scientific journals, including six gold open access journals, in support of the agronomy, crop, soil, and environmental science fields.
Coverage of new discoveries, member news, in-depth features, and applied solutions
CSA News is the official monthly magazine highlighting society members, science policy, careers, education, and more. Crops & Soils features content for certified professionals with a focus on solutions to daily challenges while providing self-study continuing education unit opportunities.
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.
Certified Crop Adviser program
The Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) and Certified Professional Agronomist (CPAg) programs of the American Society of Agronomy are the benchmarks of professionalism. The CCA certification was established in 1992 to provide a benchmark for practicing agronomy professionals in the United States and Canada. In recent years, the CCA Program has expanded to Mexico, as well as outside North and Central America.
Make a difference in the future of agronomy, crop, and soil science
The Agronomic Science Foundation raises, invests, and distributes funds for the benefit of our members, students, and future contributors to our scientific community.
