If you’re a National Agri-Marketing Association member you may already know this if you read your NAMA e-News. If you’re not a member then . . . (become one!)

The deadline is August 15th to submit applications for the annual Professional Development Awards. You can download the application here. Awards for Public Relations, Sales, Product/Species Management and Marketing Communications will be awarded at the Agribusiness Forum in November.

Are you Jazzed about the work you’ve done? Start thinking about entering it into the Best of NAMA regional judging competition. Watch your mail (if you’re a member!) for the Best of NAMA Call for Entries which will be in your mailbox next week.

The Best of NAMA awards program honors the best work in agricultural communications. Actually, the best of the best, since companies/agencies must first qualify through regional competition in order to advance to the national level. The national awards ceremony will take place April 19, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.