Divisions of Interest

ASA Divisions of Interest

Beginning in 2011, ASA has transitioned from the traditional Divisions of Interest to the new Communities.  The Communities are the organization of ASA Society members into groups showing common professional interests. Communities organize around topical areas to bring together members, encourage scientific exchanges and sharing of information, facilitate planning, enhance communication, and provide coordination of programs and services.  Like the Divisions of Interest, Communities provide you with the opportunity to develop focused peer networks and information resources. Via the communities, members may present papers at the Annual Meetings and participate in the business meetings. The communities may also host listservs, web pages and newsletters. As a community member, you can also guide the division direction by participating in elections and serving through leadership opportunities.   Note that this division page is for historical purposes and will be migrated to the communities page in the near future.

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Resident Education (A01). Teaching curricula and aids; serves as a liaison between students and scientists.

Military Land Use & Management (A02). Methods and techniques related to planning, design, site feasibility, construction, and maintenance of military land.

Agroclimatology & Agronomic Modeling (A03). Meteorology and atmospheric phenomena as they influence plant growth.

Extension Education (A04). Advancing high standards of agronomic education to help agronomists better serve the public.

Environmental Quality (A05). Influences of agronomic activities upon the environment; efforts of agronomists to improve the quality of the environment.

International Agronomy (A06). Agronomic activities with international applications and implications.

Agricultural Research Station Management (A07). Station operation techniques, field plot equipment, plot selection, and other topics affecting proper field research management.

Integrated Agricultural Systems (A08). Holistic and integrated (systems) approaches in agricultural research and technology development. Collaborative program development with agricultural professionals, crop advisers, and natural resource conservationists, including farmers and those who provide agricultural and natural resource information, services, and products.

Professional Practitioners (A09). Provides a forum to discuss issues in agriculture and natural resources and provide advanced continuing education programs.

Bioenergy and Agroindustrial Systems (A10). Provides a forum in which members can exchange ideas on a large number of topics relating to the emerging bioeconomy.

Biometry (A11).  Provides a forum for all persons interested in biometry, statistics and experimental design from the research and/or teaching points of view.

Organic Management Systems (Provisional - A12). This division addresses the science of organic/ecological systems in general, ecosystem services, more applied efforts with a focus on organic production/marketing and concerns of certified organic systems.

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