The Best of NAMA Awards is over. It was a very well done event with a great reception afterwards.
There’s way too many awards to try to list here. A list will be published by Agri Marketing Magazine.
However, to give you a little taste of what the ceremony is like I shot a short video clip.
Best of NAMA (1 min wmv)
The NAMA Conference is underway here in Kansas City. Cindy and I are jazzed.
It’s NAMA Connection Point time and we’re set up and ready for business.
Feel free to stop by.
Speaking of Diane Johnson, Details By Design. She’s very involved here at the NAMA Conference. She’s doing the legwork on NAMA Connections Point (the trade show).
She’s was also very involved with the Chapter Leaders Workshop, where she’s seen pictured prior to the start this morning.
Before the workshop kicked off I asked her why she’s jazzed about NAMA.
Diane Johnson is Jazzed (1 min MP3)
Check out the NAMA Blog for more pics and audio from the NAMA Conference.
Here at the NAMA Conference the planning committee for the IFAJ 2009 Congress got together. That’s the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists.
Pictured are Mike Wilson, Diane Johnson and Greg Lamp who are leading the U. S. Congress committee. We will be holding the meeting in Ft. Worth, TX in conjunction with the Ag Media Summit in late July 2009. Lots more information will be coming out as we work toward an awesome international event.
It is a beautiful day here in KC, MO. This is the view from the 31st floor.
When you check in for the NAMA convention you get a registration bag. This is something you have to go through before you do anything else. The bags are very nice ones supplied by Western Producer, Canada’s largest weekly farm newspaper. So I’m looking through the bag to see what there is. Here’s some items of note:
1. Long Lasting Rubber Latex Band supplied by K-Mag. Before you think anything wrong. It’s used to solve the problem of “whose drink is whose.” It’s a bottle bracelet with an ID tag you can write your name on. Pretty cool if you ask me. Don’t you hate it when you lose your drink at a party?
2. The DTN Best of NAMA Celebration Reception Invite. This one has a blinking lights saxophone you wear to the reception and then you get to “receive complimentary beverages.” Can you say drink free?
3. The Colle+McVoy lanyards. These nice orange plastic lanyards with the Colle+McVoy logo hold your name tag in comfort and style.
There’s lots more but I just wanted to highlight a few for you.
I’m here. Let the games begin. It’s NAMA Conference 2006.
There’s a golf tournament going on this afternoon then a reception. I can’t make it but someone’s taking pictures for me.
I’m going to wander around and see what kind of trouble I can get into.
In the big keep getting bigger department and just received before I could turn my computer off: Learfield Communications announces the acquisition of the Waitt Farm Network. It looks like this gives Kim Lang something new to do. We wouldn’t want her sitting around idle now would we? The network operates in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota and was purchased from NRG Media.
The Waitt Farm Network will be operated as its own separate entity yet will utilize the expanded resources available from Brownfield to provide comprehensive ag information for the Waitt affiliates. Adding to the Waitt resources will be Brownfield’s nine member broadcasting team plus the addition of Kim (Dlouhy) Lang. Lang is well known for her tenure as Agri-Services Director at WOW Radio in Omaha where she was awarded three national ag journalism awards.
It’s time to head to Kansas City. It’s a jazz town but not the same as New Orleans where the NAMA Conference was originally scheduled. I’ll be blogging the conference and already started on the NAMA Blog. Visit it to hear from Conference Chairman, Laurie Christen and Vice Chairman, Barry Nelson.
If you’re heading to the NAMA convention stop by our booth. The closing reception on Thursday has a Mardi Gras theme and our beads are ready.
Cotton Council International has a new Director for China and Hong Kong. What is a sinologist?
Ms. Malmstrom will replace 7-year CCI veteran Jeff Coey, who is departing to work in the cotton trade. She will manage CCI’s trade and consumer programming in the region, as well as CCI’s offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai and the organization’s representation throughout China.
“Karin is an accomplished sinologist with over 25 years of China-related experience and I am confident that she will add the right mix of leadership skills and marketing and communication background to CCI’s experienced China team,” said Allen Terhaar, CCI’s executive director. Ms. Malmstrom joins CCI from Malmstrom Associates Orient, a business, marketing and communication consultancy.
Swanson Russell Associates will be providing communications services for Ferry-Morse Seed Company (I love their slogan, “The hand that seeds the world”). That’s a division of Jiffy of the America’s, Inc.
Preceding the U.S. Department of Agriculture by almost 30 years, Ferry-Morse began selling its quality garden seeds in 1856. Today, Ferry-Morse, which is based in Fulton, Ky., and distributes home-garden flower, herb and vegetable seed packets, packaged lawn seed and Jiffy seed-starter products to retailers across North America. SRA’s Lincoln office will focus on literature and brand development for Ferry-Morse.
“Swanson Russell Associates is pleased to work with such a respected and distinguished company as Ferry-Morse Seed Company,” said Dave Hansen, SRA managing director. “Working with a company that has over a century-and-a-half of experience is an honor and we are excited to provide our communications expertise to broaden Ferry-Morse’s brand.” Read More
