This year marked the 11th annual NAMA Boot Camp, a three day conference for professionals in the agriculture industry or in marketing positions. Event participants were able to hear from several different speakers with topics ranging from challenges in the beef industry to the latest and greatest technologies. I visited with NAMA Boot Camp Chair Amanda Sollman to learn more details on the event.

“NAMA Boot Camp is designed to be kind of an introductory conference for those who are either new to the agriculture industry or new to marketing. So, we do get a diversity of people who are anywhere from their first job right out of college all the way to those who have been in the industry for a long time but now are making the transition over to more of an ag client or working for an ag company. So, it’s a really broad diversity of people but are trying to start their career either in a new segment or just starting out.”

Aside from attending sessions, participants had the opportunity to tour different nuances of agriculture in the Kansas City area on the MoKan Ag Tour. There were also plenty of opportunities to network with other professionals in the agriculture industry or in similar job positions.

You can listen to my interview with Amanda here: Interview with Amanda Sollman, NAMA Boot Camp Chair