Register here for a July 13 NAMA webinar at 11 a.m. central time titled “Brevity: Being a More Effective Communicator” with presenter Merritt Neil of M&C.
Celebrate marketing excellence by submitting nominations for the NAMA Professional Development Awards by August 1. Individuals may nominate agribusiness and marketing professionals for the awards. NAMA chapters may also host awards at the local level and submit chapter recipients to the national level, or a chapter can nominate candidates directly for the national awards. Awards are presented at the NAMA Fall Conference, October 9-11 at the Ritz Carlton in Clayton. Award winners receive complimentary registration to the meeting.
Two former presidents of the Ag Communicators Network (ACN), have been named ACN’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipients for 2023. Greg Lamp and Karen McMahon were selected based on their outstanding leadership and professional and personal achievements, emphasizing contributions made toward improving the viability and value of the Ag Communicators Network.
American Farmland Trust has opened applications for the 2023 cohort of the Brighter Future Fund program. The program helps farmers nationwide improve farm viability, access, transfer, or permanently protect farmland or adopt regenerative agricultural practices. The last day to submit applications is July 15th. AFT’s Brighter Future Fund provides grants up to $10,000 per project. A project may involve one or more individual farmer(s) or farm families, and projects will be awarded on a one-per-farm basis.
If you are looking to earn some extra recognition and cash, enter the Livestock Publication Council’s 2023 People’s Choice Photography Contest (previously known as the Best of the Bunch.) Entries should be submitted and paid for online by July 14.
Farm Foundation, an accelerator of practical solutions for agriculture, will host its next virtual Forum, Ownership and Investment in U.S. Farmland, on Tuesday, July 18, from 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Central. This Forum will touch on the challenges and opportunities surrounding agricultural land ownership in the U.S.
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) encourages qualified graduate students to apply for the Research Ambassador program. If you are interested in building a personal network of future agricultural leaders as you begin your career, you will want to apply today.
The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index improved in June, rising 17 points to a reading of 121. The upswing in sentiment was driven by producers’ more optimistic view of the future; however, their perception of current conditions remained unchanged from May. The Index of Future Expectations rose 25 points to a reading of 123, while the Index of Current Conditions held flat at a reading of 116 in June. The Ag Economy Barometer is calculated each month from 400 U.S. agricultural producers’ responses to a telephone survey. This month’s survey was conducted June 12-16.
AgTruckTrader.com, part of The Certified Agriculture Group (TCAG) is kicking-off a Summer Get-A-Grip Giveaway for two Michelin 14.9R24 Agribib tires to be provided to a farmer or rancher entering the sweepstakes. The offer has a retail value of more than $3,000.
The Sorghum Promotion, Research and Information Order was approved by USDA in May 2008 and began collecting assessments on July 1, 2018. On July 1, 2023, the United Sorghum Checkoff Program celebrated its 15th anniversary. This milestone marks a decade and a half of relentless dedication to advancing sorghum genetics, expanding market opportunities, conducting impactful research, promoting education and raising consumer awareness.
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association welcomes Aidan Connolly to the presidency. Aidan is President of AgriTech Capital LLC – an advisory resource for new and established companies working at the interface of agriculture and technology. His firm helps governments, fortune 500 food companies and large agri-businesses develop their agtech strategies to improve productivity, efficiency, and sustainability.
National Association of Farm Broadcasting Emeritus member Bruce Lease passed away on July 2, 2023. Lease became a farm broadcaster at KWOA radio, serving as farm director from 1969-1987. He continued his broadcasting career at KLQL and KITN radio until retiring in 1998. Lease served as NAFB North Central Region Vice President in 1977 and remained active and connected to NAFB throughout his career.
