Ep. 87 Precision Ag Specialist Certification

Agriculture Technology Podcast

RDO Equipment Co.

Technology

4.2 • 48 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this episode we learn about the American Society of Agronomy's (ASA) new Precision Ag Specialist certification (PASp) from guests Chris Boomsma and Luther Smith from ASA. The new program was recently launched, and is a way for new or existing Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs)to demonstrate their knowledge of precision agriculture. The first PASp exam was held in February 2019, and will be offered twice a year. To learn more, visit www.agronomy.org or www.certifiedcropadviser.org. Please visit RDOs website at www.rdoequipment.com and follow us Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. This is Tony Kramer, product specialist with RDO Equipment Company, and you are listening to the Agriculture Technology podcast.
0:09.6	Every day, there are phenomenal advancements being made in the field of agriculture technology.
0:14.1	RDO equipment is a leader in agriculture equipment and precision agriculture technology and is here with industry experts to bring the latest news and information from RDO and John Deere. Thanks for joining us on the Agriculture Technology
0:25.4	podcast. Welcome back to another episode of the podcast. This is episode number 87. Today we are
0:36.7	going to be talking about the certified crop advisor
0:40.0	certification and the precision ag specialty. Before we dive into the show, please take a moment to
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1:07.3	Lastly, make sure to follow RDO Equipment Company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and catch all of our latest videos on YouTube.
1:15.6	You can also follow me on Twitter at RDO Tony K.
1:20.7	Now with that, let's get back to the show.
1:23.5	I am really excited to welcome Luther Smith, who is the director of professional development and business relations, and Chris Boomsma, who is the director of education, both with the American Society of Agronomy.
1:39.3	Thanks for joining us on the show today, Luther and Chris.
1:42.6	Why don't we get started by getting to know each of you a little bit more
1:46.7	and how the two of you got involved in this industry?
1:50.7	Tony, this is Luther.
1:51.8	I'll go first on that.
1:54.0	Luther Smith, as you mentioned, my title, I've been with the Society's American Society of
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