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Agronomy Feeds the World

5585 Guilford Road Madison, WI 53711-5801 608-273-8080 For more than 100 years the American Society of Agronomy has provided a professional home for agronomists from around the world. Science Frontiers American Society of Agronomy The Grand Challenge is to sustainably improve the human Members: 6,539 | Founded: 1907 condition for a growing global population in a changing environment. The American Society of Agronomy (ASA) is a progressive international scientific and professional society that Vision empowers scientists, educators, and practitioners in developing, disseminating, and applying agronomic Lead the world of agronomy to improve the human condition. solutions to feed and sustain the world.

Values Based in Madison, WI, ASA is the professional home for • Scientific inquiry and innovation 6,500+members and 14,000+ certified professionals • Ethical standards and behaviors (Certified Crop Advisers) dedicated to advancing the • Accountability/transparency field of agronomy. ASA provides peer-reviewed research publications, educational programs, certifications, • Inclusiveness meetings, and science policy initiatives. • Service to members and society • Sustainability/stewardship • Global perspective • Transfer of knowledge

Publishing Opportunities Online Library Agronomy Journal acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Agronomy Journal is a peer-reviewed international journal of agriculture The ASA, CSSA, SSSA Online Library is a complete collection of all and natural resource sciences, published by ASA, with articles relating content published by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science to original research in soil science, crop science, agroclimatology and Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America. A subscrip- agronomic modeling, production agriculture, and software. Published tion provides full access to all journals, including the complete archives, bimonthly in electronic format. the full text of 300+ books, two online magazines, and so many other features. Subscriptions are available to individual and corporate members Agricultural & Environmental Letters and libraries. The Wiley Online Library, which hosts our content, reaches millions of readers all over the world. Our journals are indexed in Google Agricultural & Environmental Letters is an open-access, peer-reviewed Scholar, , CrossRef, , Agricola, CABI, and more for journal that publishes communications-length, broad-reaching, increased discoverability transformative, and timely research on major scientific, policy, and economic issues that span the entire range of the agricultural and environmental sciences. Books I Journals I Magazines|Podcast www.agronomy.org/publications Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management ASA places a high priority on publishing scientific journals, books, and Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management is a peer-reviewed, international, monographs. Members benefit from having their work peer-reviewed electronic journal covering all aspects of applied crop, forage and graz- by diverse international editorial boards consisting of leading experts in inglands, and turfgrass management. The journal serves the professions each field of research. We offer competitive publication options, including related to the management of crops, forages and grazinglands, and turf- options, page fee waivers and member discounts on some grass by publishing research, briefs, reviews, perspectives, and diagnostic journals, and subscription discounts for Society members. Our staff is and management guides that are beneficial to researchers, practitioners, here to serve you at every step of the process and can guide you through educators, and industry representatives. the processes of submission, , editing, publishing, and beyond. Journal of Environmental Quality Published six times per year, papers in JEQ are grouped by subject Professional Development matter: heavy metals in the environment; plant and environment Annual Meeting interactions; organic compounds in the environment; surface water quality; ground water quality; ecosystem restoration; vadose zone ASA’s International Annual Meeting regularly draws several thousand attend- processes and chemical transport; waste management; atmospheric ees from 50 countries for four days of networking, sessions, field trips, exhib- pollutants and trace gases; landscape and watershed processes; its, and events. Hundreds of sessions feature oral/poster papers, specialized wetlands and aquatic processes; biodegradation and bioremediation; lectures, and symposia. Volunteered presentations are generally accepted. and ecological risk assessment. ASA jointly publishes the Journal of The Annual Meeting is held jointly with CSSA and SSSA. Environmental Quality with CSSA and SSSA. Join us for our upcoming Annual Meetings Natural Sciences Education •  Nov. 8-11, 2020 | Phoenix, AZ • Nov. 7-10, 2021 | Salt Lake City, UT Written by and for educators, Natural Sciences Education covers all • Nov. 6-9 2022 | Baltimore, MD disciplines in the life sciences, natural resources, and agriculture. It is published continuously online by ASA in cooperation with SSSA, CSSA, and other cooperating societies. Membership Working for You Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment Science Policy AGE is a peer-reviewed, international, electronic journal covering all aspects The Science Policy Office in Washington, DC represents ASA to -Con of agriculture, plant, environmental, and soil sciences. AGE provides a venue gress, federal agencies, and other organizations. Through congressional for content that is not typically published in other prominent journals such briefings, statements, and appointments, the office works to give our as experiments that are limited in geography or time, confirmatory papers, science a voice on Capitol Hill and in federal agencies. Activities focus on reports of negative results, and data papers science policy leadership and initiatives, tracking policy issues, directing grassroots advocacy and seeking opportunities for members to provide CSA News written and oral science-based information to policymakers. All of these are aimed at increasing the importance and awareness of research fund- Members receive a monthly subscription to our news magazine which ing and raising the visibility of our sciences. features research highlights, science policy updates, society and member news, job listings, and several popular columns. Members may submit Undergraduate Student Opportunities news on accomplishments and activities, research news, awards, promotions, company announcements, and meeting/symposium dates for The Undergraduate Student program offers a variety of programs and publication. ASA publishes CSA News together with CSSA and SSSA. activities on the local and national level. Undergraduate students, with sup- port from faculty advisors and departments, have the opportunity to: Crops & Soils • Build skills to present research • Gain leadership skills and training Crops & Soils, published bimonthly by ASA, is the magazine for • Build and maintain a close relationship with the Society certified crop advisers and certified professional agronomists. It focuses • Meet their peers and begin developing important contacts on solutions to the daily challenges facing those working in the field • Compete for scholarships and features information on new technology and products, company • Attend National and regional meetings strategies, CEU articles and quizzes, and regulatory and industry news. • Present in contests Crops & Soils magazine is a benefit for all holding the CCA and CPAg certifications. ASA members and certification holders may download all Graduate Student Opportunities issues electronically. Crops & Soils is also distributed to all ASA student The Graduate Student program focuses on networking, presenting, and members as a benefit of membership. career development, including: • Topic-specific competitions and sessions Field, Lab, Earth Podcast • Socials and networking at the Annual Meetings The ASA, CSSA, SSSA produced Field, Lab, Earth Podcast, is all about • Scholarships and Fellowships past and present advances in the fields of agronomy, crop, soil, and environmental sciences. It features timely research and conversations Additional Member Benefits with our authors and is always freely available. •  Service to the Society – committee, board, reviewer activities • Awards and Fellow Recognition • Career Resources • Member Directories and DiscussionBoards • Ongoing Member Communications Career Center Outreach The Career Center promotes and encourages opportunities in the agronomic, ASA is proactively working to enhance the recognition of agronomy at crop, soil, and environmental sciences. It serves as a clearinghouse for several levels, including certification programs, K12 outreach activities, resumes and job listings and is the premier career resource for our collaborations with other organizations, and extensive media outreach. sciences and our members. Employers and recruiters will find the most Membership in ASA supports all of these activities. qualified talent pool with relevant work experience to fulfill their staffing needs. Members may also participate in the online eMentoring, program. www.careerplacement.org

Communities Communities are the organization of ASA Biometry & Statistical Computing Environmental Quality Section members into groups showing common profes- Bioinformatics in Crops & Soils Animal Agriculture & the Environment sional interests. Communities organize around Statistical Education/Training for Biochar: Agronomic & Environmental Uses topical areas, within Sections, from the grass- Researchers By-product Gypsum Uses in Agriculture roots level. Major activities of the communities Spatial Statistics Applications Managing Denitrification in Agronomic are focused on presenting papers and symposia Systems at the Annual Meeting. As a benefit of mem- Climatology & Modeling Nutrients & Environmental Quality bership, you may join as many ASA communi- Agroclimatology & Agronomic Modeling Soil Carbon & Greenhouse Gas Emissions ties as you are interested in and participate in Airborne & Satellite Remote Sensing Sustainable Intensification Discussion Boards.. Biophysical Measurements & Sensors Global Climate Change Global Agronomy Section Agronomic Solutions for Smallholders Communities and Sections Evapotranspiration Measurement & Modeling Agronomy in Africa Agronomic Production Systems Model Applications in Field Research Gaining Access to Agronomic Inputs Applied Soybean Research Sensor-Based Water Management Perennial Grain Development Bioenergy Systems Soil-Plant-Water Relations Tropical Legumes U.S.-Sino Agricultural Research Forum Cotton and Other Fiber Crops Education & Extension Section Wheat Iniative Agronomists Crop Irrigation Strategies & Management Advancing Agronomy via Public-Private Crop Management Professionals Collaboration Land Management & ConservationSection Integrated Pest Management Professionals Extension Education Agricultural Experiment Station Nutrient Management Professionals K-12 Education & Outreach Management Organic Management Systems Social Media in Education/Extension Cover Crop Management Precision Agriculture Systems Undergraduate Education Soil Health Professional Applied Agronomists Semi-arid Dryland Cropping Systems Sensor-Based Nutrient Management Soil & Water Management Professionals Solar Corridor Crop System Weedy and Invasive Plant Species

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