Crop Consultants Australia

Name

Crop Consultants Australia

Legal name

Crop Consultants Australia Incorporated

Website

https://cropconsultants.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services for Agronomy

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Support Activities for Crop Production (1151), Cotton Farming (11192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Agricultural Services (700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop, Soil & Agronomy Technician Training (EDAOAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Yield Optimization & Crop Performance Consulting (AFACABAC), Plant Tissue, Soil & Water Sampling Coordination (Agronomy-Focused) (AFACABAH)

Keywords

• Agronomy professional association
• Crop consultancy membership
• Agricultural industry networking
• Professional development events
• Cotton industry research

Headquarters

HQ city

Woombye

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership fees from five membership categories: Industry Member, Young Professional Consultant, Professional Consultant, First Year Graduate Member, and Student Membership. All categories receive the same level of membership benefits.
2. Event Registrations: Revenue from Cropping Solutions Seminar registrations, regional workshops, technical workshops, and early career events. Members receive substantial discounts on seminar registrations. Non-member pricing available at higher rates.
3. Advertising: Annual advertising spots available in the Members Directory booklet.
4. Sponsorship: Corporate partnership packages and trade display opportunities at flagship events like the Cropping Solutions Seminar.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Crop Consultants Australia is a professional membership association for agronomists and crop consultants serving cotton, grains, pulse and oilseed producers across Australia. Its core offering centres on annual memberships (five tiers from $99 to $400 plus a free student tier), flagship events such as the Cropping Solutions Seminar and regional workshops, member-only webinars, and the chartered agriculturalist accreditation pathway via Ag Institute Australia. The association also coordinates industry research assets including the Cotton Consultants Survey and the Cotton Production Data (Cotton Market Audit), plus the Early Career Agriculturalists (ECA) Project and the Egg Collection Project for Bt and insecticide resistance monitoring.

Product overview

Crop Consultants Australia is a professional association offering a unified platform of services for agronomists and crop consultants. The core offering consists of professional networking, annual Cropping Solutions Seminars, Cotton Data/Survey projects (Cotton Consultants Survey and Cotton Production Data), and the Early Career Agriculturalists (ECA) Project. These are supported by a Members Portal for online resources, a Members Directory publication, fortnightly e-newsletter, and access to industry accreditation through Ag Institute Australia. The organization also coordinates the Egg Collection Project for resistance monitoring. The portfolio works as an integrated professional development ecosystem serving Australia's cotton, grains, pulse and oilseed producers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crop Consultants Australia Membership Annual membership subscription in five tiers (Industry Member, Young Professional Consultant, Professional Consultant at $400 incl GST per annum; First Year Graduate Member at $99 incl GST per annum; free Student Membership) providing professional development, networking, online resources, industry events access, special discounts, and eligibility for Chartered Agriculturalist recognition for agronomists and crop consultants.
• Cropping Solutions Seminars Annual flagship seminar event rotating between Queensland and New South Wales, featuring specialist presentations on agronomic and research updates, product developments, and business management. Includes AGM, seminar days, networking dinners, and catchup breakfasts. Members receive substantial discounts; non-members pay higher rates.
• Cotton Consultants Survey Annual qualitative survey completed by Crop Consultants Australia members covering staffing and professional development needs, plus every aspect of producing and managing a cotton crop including soils, pests, weeds, fertiliser, technology and water.
• Cotton Production Data (Cotton Market Audit)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funder of the Early Career Agriculturalist (ECA) Project with CRDC. Three-year project commencing 2023 to support those starting careers in broadacre agriculture. GRDC supports CCA workshops, field walks, and professional development events for early career agronomists and researchers.
• Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funder of the Early Career Agriculturalist Project with GRDC. Supports Cotton Production Data collation project. Co-sponsor of Chris Lehmann Young Cotton Achiever of the Year Award. Partners with CCA on research initiatives and industry surveys.
• AgworldmajorTechnology or IntegrationImportant partner for the Cotton Production Data Survey (Cotton Market Audit). Members using Agworld can conveniently provide survey data by granting permission to share their records. Agworld offers agronomists a platform for planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• BayermajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner in 2026. Participant in Egg Collection Project for resistance monitoring. Presents at CCA events and webinars.
• CortevamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner in 2026. Major agricultural company supporting CCA events and industry initiatives.
• SyngentamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner in 2026. Major crop protection company supporting CCA events and industry initiatives.
• FMCmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner in 2026. Crop protection company supporting CCA events and industry initiatives.
• Ag Institute AustraliamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides professional accreditation scheme for recognition of continuing professional education of agriculture professionals. CCA members meeting eligibility criteria can obtain Chartered Agriculturalist (CAg) recognition.
• AgNovaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner in 2026.
• AgbitechminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner in 2026.
• VicchemminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner in 2026.
• AgrosolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner.
• UPLminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner in 2026.
• Cotton Research & Development Corporation (CRDC) - Cotton Production DatacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject supported by CRDC. CCA coordinates collation of Cotton Production Data each year on behalf of the cotton industry. Data used for product usage records and usage trend indicators.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ag Institute Australia: Australia's national professional body for agricultural and natural resource management professionals, providing the Chartered Agriculturalist (CAg) accreditation pathway that CCA members access. Direct institutional peer and accreditation partner.
• Agronomy Australia (via Australian Society of Agronomy): Australian technical society focused on agronomy research and practice, organising the Australian Agronomy Conference. Comparable as a knowledge-transfer and networking body for agronomists, but research-led rather than practitioner-led.

Broad incumbents

• Grain Producers Australia: National peak body representing Australian grain producers across policy, R&D and biosecurity. Functions as a peer industry association for the grains sector that CCA members advise into.
• Cotton Australia: Peak industry body for the Australian cotton industry, representing growers, ginners and the supply chain. Comparable as a sector-specific industry association; CCA sits upstream as the consultants' body.
• American Society of Agronomy: Larger US-based professional association for agronomists, crop scientists and soil scientists, offering Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) certification. Direct functional analogue to CCA in a different geography.
• CropLife Australia: Peak industry body representing the plant science sector in Australia (the crop protection and ag-biotech industry). Comparable association structure; CCA's corporate partners largely sit within CropLife's member companies.

Regional players

• AgForce Queensland: Queensland peak body representing broadacre, intensive and pastoral producers. Regional industry association analogous in structure to CCA but serving producers directly rather than their advisors.
• NSW Farmers: State-level membership association representing NSW farmers across broadacre, livestock and horticulture. A comparable membership-association model serving CCA's primary operating geography from the producer side.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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