Agribusiness Forum Early Deadline Approaching
The early registration deadline and hotel cut-off date for the 2006 Agribusiness Forum is October 26. Registration rates will increase after October 26 and any hotel reservations made after that date are subject to higher rates and potential unavailability.
To register for the Agribusiness Forum before the early deadline visit, https://nama.org/forum/register.htm.
To make your hotel reservations before the cut-off date, contact the Hyatt Regency Crown Center at 816-421-1234. Make sure you mention the “NAMA Agribusiness Forum” when making your reservations.
For more information on the sessions at the upcoming Forum visit, http://www.nama.org/forum.
Special Note: The closing session of the NAMA Agribusiness Forum has been programmed in partnership with the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB). This session also serves as the business program of the NAFB Convention for their broadcast, management and allied industry councils. We’re pleased to join the NAFB members in this combined session.
Take a look at the 2006 Agribusiness Forum sponsors or sign-up to be a sponsor! Just visit, http://nama.org/forum/sponsorship/sponsorship.htm.
There’s only 2 weeks left to enter your work in the Best of NAMA competition. Entries must be RECEIVED by Friday, October 13 and there will be no extensions on entry or payment submissions.
Allan Johnson, USDA Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development, addressed an early morning meeting at historic Bonanzaville USA. The meeting was scheduled to coincide with the second day of the Big Iron Farm Show. The Northern Prairie Chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) hosted the event. More than 35 members and guests arrived by 7:30 for the presentation.
In the near future, energy and water will be the two highest areas of demand globally. In an effort to stay ahead of this trend, Rural Development is investigating other sources for “celluosic” energy. Celluosic energy research is intended to find more crops or inputs for the production of ethanol and other renewable fuels.