Prepare for Exams 

Agriculture Certification Exam Resources 

The IA offers a number of resources to help you prepare for agriculture certification exams: 

• Download the candidate handbook to view individual exam outlines. 
• Download exam equation sheets to help you prepare for the exams.  
• Purchase exam references in the IA store (primary reference(s) shown in bold).  
• Look up unfamiliar terms in the online Irrigation Glossary. 

Certification Exam References

CAIS

• CAIS equations  
• Soil Water Terminology handout
• Ag-Irrigation Management
• Fertigation, 2nd Edition
• Irrigation Performance Measures: Efficiency and Uniformity (ITRC Paper No. 97-003)
• Sample questions

CID – Agriculture

General Agriculture Exam 

• CID General Agriculture equations    
• Principles of Irrigation, 3rd Edition
• Irrigation, Sixth Edition

Specialty Drip/Micro Irrigation Exam

• CID Drip/Micro equations   
• Drip & Micro Irrigation for Trees, Vines & Row Crops
• Irrigation, Sixth Edition
• Sample questions

Specialty Sprinkler Irrigation Exam 

• CID Sprinkler equations
• Principles of Irrigation, 3rd Edition
• Irrigation, Sixth Edition