The NAMA Marketer of the Year is Phil Johnson, Chief Operating Officer at Colle+McVoy. He’ll receive the award at the upcoming Agri-Marketing Conference in Dallas The award is sponsored by AgriMarketing magazine. NAMA recognizes its active members with senior management of marketing and/or sales responsibilities with the NAMA Marketer of the Year award. This award is NAMA’s most prestigious honor …
Get Connected at NAMA
Last week I said I’d have more details about the NAMA Connection Point (trade show at the convention) so here it is. Please put on your calendar so you don’t get scheduled during this exciting show. Show Hours this year: Wednesday, April 11 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. – Best of NAMA Celebration/Connection Point Grand Opening sponsored by DTN Thursday, April …
Big Thinkers Thinking About NAMA
The NAMA Convention Trade Show Committee is meeting right now. We’re hoping you’re “Thinking Big” and planning on being there this year in Dallas. We’ve got some great plans coming together for the Trade Show. Right after the Best of NAMA you’ll be able to go downstairs to the show and enjoy several varieties of good wine and food, sponsored …
The NAMA Agribusiness Leader of the Year
The word is out and the NAMA Agribusiness Leader of the Year is Dale Ludwig, Missouri Soybean Association. I just saw Dale at Commodity Classic and congratulated him. I guess we’ll see him in Dallas. The National Agri-Marketing Association has named Dale R. Ludwig, executive director/CEO of the Missouri Soybean Association and the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, the 2007 Agribusiness …
NAMA Bombers “Thinking Big” in Dallas
Get your guessing hat on and see if you can figure out who’s in these pictures. I hope you’re looking forward to the annual NAMA convention. Thanks to NAMA Bombers member Jeremy Povenmire for the story. The NAMA Bombers Motorcycle Club has announced that they will be hosting their “National Run” at this year’s NAMA Conference in Dallas. “We are …
Rhea & Kaiser Reaps Some NAMA Joy
It’s Rhea & Kaiser’s turn to brag about their NAMA regional awards. It looks like they made out very well with 14 first place honors. In the Chicago regional competition, Rhea & Kaiser secured two Best of Show and eight first place awards in advertising, public relations and specialty categories. In Raleigh, Rhea & Kaiser was presented a Best of …
Gibbs & Soell Big Winners
You know the NAMA convention is coming up soon when the regional Best of award announcements start coming out. Congratulations to Gibbs & Soell for doing great in their region. Gibbs & Soell Public Relations captured Best of Show in public relations honors at the recent Carolinas/Virginia Region Best of NAMA (National Agri-Marketing Association) awards competition. The annual Best of …
NAMA iPod Contest
Are you one of those people who wishes they had an iPod? Not a NAMA member yet either? Then now’s the time to join because NAMA is launching a winter membership promotion. New members who join NAMA between January 1 and April 6, 2007 will be entered into a drawing for a 30 GB Video iPod. In addition, existing NAMA …
Gateway Farm Lunch
The Gateway NAMA chapter is having its luncheon today (right now) in conjunction with the St. Louis Agribusiness Club. Speaking is Terry Barr, Chief Economist for the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and Vice President of the Cooperative Business Center in NCFC. His subject is “Implications for Agribusiness with an Updated Outlook of the U.S. Economy.” We’ve got about 60 people here.
NAMA Presentations Available Online
If you attended the NAMA Agribusiness Forum recently, the presentations that were recorded are now available online, including presenter slides. I’d tell you how to access them for free but I think Eldon would kill me. If you did attend then contact the NAMA office to obtain your coupon code for complimentary access. It’s just another benefit of attending.