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| Kim Hooey |
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| Tyler Sabelli |
Kim Hooey, Lucknow District Co-operative FS crop specialist, and Tyler Sabelli, Jess Snobelen and Mike Veenema, crop specialists with AGRIS Co-operative have all successfully completed the requirements necessary to hold credentials as a Certified Crop Specialist (CCS) in the FS System. This prestigious achievement is the next level up in their extensive agricultural training.
The Certified Crop Specialist
accreditation recognizes crop advisors for their production expertise, says Don McLean, GROWMARK Ontario agronomy business director. “These credentials prove a CCS’s ability to put his or her training to work in
finding solutions that help producers optimize agronomic results, economic
return and environmental stewardship.”
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| Jess Snobelen |
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| Mike Veenema |
To earn the title of Certified Crop Specialist, students are required to successfully complete a series of
comprehensive written and verbal exams designed to establish base standards of
knowledge on the topics of nutrient management practices, integrated pest
management, soil erosion and water quality. Among the skill sets assessed were
technical knowledge; the ability to discover, identify and analyze
yield-limiting factors from a grower’s field records; identify common pest
problems and recommend economic treatment measures; discuss and analyze the
economic aspects of crop production; and understand the need-identification
process.
Currently there are 17 individuals in Ontario that hold this GROWMARK designation and are among
approximately 200 in the FS Co-operative System’s service area of Ontario and
the states of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.
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