Iowa NAMA September Meeting – Panel of Ag Association Leaders

Join the Iowa NAMA chapter as they kick off the 2017-2018 meetings with a luncheon featuring a panel of ag association leaders including:

Craig Floss, Chief Executive Officer, Iowa Corn Growers Association

Matt Deppe, Chief Executive Officer, Iowa Cattlemen’s Association

The panel will discuss the issues and opportunities facing today’s agricultural producers.

Bring your questions – there will be time for Q&A!

11:30 a.m. – Lunch & Networking

Noon – 1:00 p.m. – Panel of Ag Association Leaders

WHEN:
Thursday, September 21, 2017

WHERE:
Windsor Heights Community Center
6900 School St.
Windsor Heights, IA 50311

Please register by Noon on Monday, September 18th

Click here to register!

Networking Opportunity for the Student & North Central Professional NAMA Chapter Members

Join us for an evening where students and working professionals can interact amongst one another. The fall timeframe is a busy time for students to start interviewing/searching for internships and full time career opportunities. This will give the students a chance to ask questions/engage/network amongst working ag marketers in the Minneapolis area. Great way to leverage the relationship amongst NAMA for both the student and professional chapter

WHERE:
Stout’s Pub | 1611 Larpenteur Ave W, Falcon Heights, Minnesota 55113

WHEN:
Thursday, September 28 from 5:00-7:00 pm

COST: FREE
Canned Goods As Donation
We are asking for each NAMA Student Member as well as Professional Chapter Member to bring at least two canned goods for the North Central NAMA chapter to donate to a local food bank.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
The NAMA professional chapter will be providing free appetizers and food and two FREE drink tickets (individuals over 21 years old will receive adult drink tickets). If under the age of 21, we will provide free non-alcoholic drink tickets.

Join the Badger NAMA Chapter as they host the 2017 Fall Conference Ag Tour. Get a unique perspective on some of the most enterprising ag operations in the great state of Wisconsin. The cost for this tour is $75 and includes breakfast and lunch. See below for a full schedule of the day’s activities.

Does this sound like a great way to start off your Fall Conference experience? Register Now!

Tuesday, September 19

7:30 a.m.: Depart the hotel.

Stop #1 – Theresa, WI: 

Confections for Any Occasion | Chocolate is a specialty for this blind entrepreneur, Joel Bernhard. All of his delectable chocolates are made with real Wisconsin butter and his company proudly participates in Something Special from Wisconsin, Travel Wisconsin and Discover Dodge County. In addition to gourmet chocolates, the store features a variety of other Wisconsin-made products, including sausages, mustards, maple syrup, cheese spreads and honey. We’ll tour the store, learn a little bit about chocolate making and, of course, do some shopping.

Widmer’s Cheese Cellars | This cheese plant has been home to three generations of Widmer cheesemakers. Joe Widmer, current owner and master cheesemaker, still makes Brick cheese the old-fashioned way by using bricks to gently squeeze the whey from the curd. Widmer has won many awards for his handcrafted cheeses. We will learn about the company’s history, watch cheesemaking in action and sample cheese.

Stop #2 – Fond du Lac, WI: 

Vir-Clar Farms | Katie (Boyke) and Grant Grinstead and JR Boyke are the third generation on this family farm and currently manage it with their parents, Gary and Rose Boyke. The family has 2,000 cows and farms 2,800 acres of land. Methane digesters produce enough renewable electric power for approximately 800 homes. Cows are milked three times a day in a double-30 parlor. All the calves are raised on the farm and the family counts on 32 full-time employees to help Vir-Clar run smoothly. Katie will lead us on a tour of the entire farm and explain how this modern dairy farm gives animals the best care possible to produce wholesome, nutritious milk.

En route to Milwaukee: Beer and Cheese Pairing | We’ll match three Wisconsin craft beers with specialty cheeses, explaining how the flavors complement each other.  Participants will get a taste of so many award-winning products crafted in Wisconsin.

Stop #3 – Milwaukee, WI: 

Miller Brewing Company | Miller Brewing Company has been brewing “confoundly good beers” for 160 years. This tour begins at the Visitor Center and includes a four-block walk, allowing for an inside look at the brew house. Learn how Miller-Coors products are made, packaged and distributed worldwide. We’ll conclude the tour with product sampling and sodas.

3:45 p.m.: Arrive back at the hotel.

The Chicago, Gateway, Heartland and Mid-America NAMA chapters hosted a well-attended reception at the Farm Progress Show on August 30.  The weather was beautiful for the 75 guests who attended the reception. Attendees enjoyed appetizers and ice cold drinks while networking with members and friends in Decatur, IL.

The chapters’ held a $50 drawing for attendees and Sue Lee was the winner. Congrats Sue!

New Member List:
Welcome our new members for August 2017:

BADGER
Karmin Arnold, Stephan & Brady
Brenda Bogdan, Kondex Corporation
Titania Gauger. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Emily Hoeft, Bader Rutter
Mia Materic, Bader Rutter
Lauren Riensche, Bader Rutter
Diane Riley, Kondex Corporation
Sara Romenesko, Hillstrom PR
Ken Ryan, Bader Rutter

CAMA ONTARIO
Elizabeth MacDonald, Monsanto Canada Inc.
Amanda MacFarlane, University of Guelph

CAROLINAS/VIRGINIA
Clinton Neill, Virginia Tech

CHICAGO
Jeffrey Ross, Jeffrey Ross Photography

EASTERN
Abigail Young, LP&M

GATEWAY
Camilla Hall, Paradowski Creative

HEARTLAND
Jamie Deffenbaugh, FarmWeek & RFD Radio Network
Zach Weaver, Agri-Interactive

IOWA
Andy Brammer, Dalton Ag, Inc.
Ashley Davis, Wyffels Hybrids
Rebecca Haugland, GlobalVetLINK

MID-AMERICA
Tracie Hall, ADM Animal Nutrition
Jessica Walden, Fastline Media Group

MIDSOUTH
T.J. Thompson, Valley View Agri-Systems

MISSOURI-KANSAS
Bridget Beran, Osborn Barr
Antisha Gaitan, Osborn Barr
Lindsay Randall, Kansas Agricultural Network
Tim Stoecker, Sullivan Higdon & Sink

NORTH CENTRAL
Sara Erickson, Exponent PR/Colle McVoy
Katie Mickschl, PERISCOPE
Ava Pospesel, PERISCOPE
Amber Remble, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Dean Riggott, Dean Riggott Photography
Breanna Welke, Bellmont Partners
Joshua Winchell, Brownfield

OHIO
Dean Taylor, The Ohio State University
Nick Zachrich, Farm Science Review

SOUTHEASTERN
Nancy Weinberger, AGCO Corporation

Join the Badger NAMA Chapter as they host the 2017 Fall Conference Ag Tour. Get a unique perspective on some of the most enterprising ag operations in the great state of Wisconsin. The cost for this tour is $75 and includes breakfast and lunch. See below for a full schedule of the day’s activities.

Does this sound like a great way to start off your Fall Conference experience? Register Now! 

Tuesday, September 19

7:30 a.m.: Depart the hotel.

Stop #1 – Theresa, WI: 

Confections for Any Occasion | Chocolate is a specialty for this blind entrepreneur, Joel Bernhard. All of his delectable chocolates are made with real Wisconsin butter and his company proudly participates in Something Special from Wisconsin, Travel Wisconsin and Discover Dodge County. In addition to gourmet chocolates, the store features a variety of other Wisconsin-made products, including sausages, mustards, maple syrup, cheese spreads and honey. We’ll tour the store, learn a little bit about chocolate making and, of course, do some shopping.

Widmer’s Cheese Cellars | This cheese plant has been home to three generations of Widmer cheesemakers. Joe Widmer, current owner and master cheesemaker, still makes Brick cheese the old-fashioned way by using bricks to gently squeeze the whey from the curd. Widmer has won many awards for his handcrafted cheeses. We will learn about the company’s history, watch cheesemaking in action and sample cheese.

Stop #2 – Fond du Lac, WI: 

Vir-Clar Farms | Katie (Boyke) and Grant Grinstead and JR Boyke are the third generation on this family farm and currently manage it with their parents, Gary and Rose Boyke. The family has 2,000 cows and farms 2,800 acres of land. Methane digesters produce enough renewable electric power for approximately 800 homes. Cows are milked three times a day in a double-30 parlor. All the calves are raised on the farm and the family counts on 32 full-time employees to help Vir-Clar run smoothly. Katie will lead us on a tour of the entire farm and explain how this modern dairy farm gives animals the best care possible to produce wholesome, nutritious milk.

En route to Milwaukee: Beer and Cheese Pairing | We’ll match three Wisconsin craft beers with specialty cheeses, explaining how the flavors complement each other.  Participants will get a taste of so many award-winning products crafted in Wisconsin.

Stop #3 – Milwaukee, WI: 

Miller Brewing Company | Miller Brewing Company has been brewing “confoundly good beers” for 160 years. This tour begins at the Visitor Center and includes a four-block walk, allowing for an inside look at the brew house. Learn how Miller-Coors products are made, packaged and distributed worldwide. We’ll conclude the tour with product sampling and sodas.

3:45 p.m.: Arrive back at the hotel.

Are you attending the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, IL?  If so, join other NAMA members at a reception hosted by the Chicago, Gateway, Heartland and Mid-America NAMA chapters.

It’s a great opportunity to take a break and interact with other NAMA members on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Exhibitor Food Tent, located near Gate 6 on the corner of East and Sixth.

Appetizers and drinks will be provided (yes, adult beverages, too).

If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Feik Pinkerton at wendy.pinkerton@zoetis.com or at 217.255.2548.

For more information on the Farm Progress Show, visit farmprogressshow.com.