2024 CCA Award Nomination Form

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The Illinois Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) Award is designed to recognize a crop adviser who is highly innovative, delivers exceptional customer service, and is a leader in their field. If you know a CCA who has provided superior service in the areas of nutrient management, soil and water management, integrated pest management or crop production for their farmer-customers, be sure to nominate them.

Please provide detailed answers to all questions included in this nomination form. To help assist you in completing the form, an option to save your progress is included at the bottom of the page. Once it is clicked, an email will be sent to you with a link to resume progress at a later time.

To be considered for this award, CCAs must be certified in Illinois. Nominations must be received by 4:00 pm on Friday, October 11th.

Please visit www.ilfb.org/CCA24 to read a full description of this award or contact Jenny Eisenbeis at jeisenbeis@ilfb.org with any questions.

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1a. What skills or initiatives has this CCA displayed in his/her crop advising career that sets him/her apart from fellow colleagues? For example, field days to highlight new technologies and emerging issues, meetings with growers to review season successes and failures, writing a grower newsletter, etc. (worth 40 points)

1b. Does this CCA have any Specialty Certifications? (For example, the 4R Certification.)

2. List CCA program involvement, i.e. serving on a CCA committee or the Board, organizing CCA events, promoting continuing education, promoting their own designation or company involvement, writing articles for publication, distributing CCA brochures to producers, etc. (worth 25 points)

3. Describe the scale and scope of crop advising work the crop adviser is completing. Please include specific situations where the CCA is involved in daily field decisions and crop production advice. For example, list the types of clientele, acres responsible for, crops, particular areas of focus or specialty, etc. (worth 20 points)

4. Please list other volunteer service experiences the crop adviser has within and outside the agriculture industry. For example, sports teams/coaching, local soil and/or crop improvement associations, Ag in the Classroom, local hospital boards, religious affiliation responsibilities, involvement in charities, etc. (worth 15 points)

5. How many years of crop consulting experience does this CCA have?

6. Is County Farm Bureau in the county where your nominee works aware of this nomination?

2024 Certified Crop Adviser Award