Midsouth NAMA invites you to get a taste of the local craft beer scene at our May meeting. Wiseacre Brewing Company in Memphis will be hosting us for a facility tour, followed by a beer tasting and social hour.

Wiseacre became a Memphis staple when Kellan and Davin Bartosch opened the brewery and the area’s first taproom in 2013. The brewery quickly expanded its distribution throughout the Mid-South and began introducing more year-round and specialty beers in the unmistakable Wiseacre cans. Today, crowds gather at the taproom 6 days a week, and Wiseacre tours and beer pairing events are popular local attractions.

Check out Wiseacre on Facebook or visit their website!

Please join the chapter on Thursday, May 25 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. to learn more about this brewery, sip on some beer and enjoy the taproom.

Click here to register!

Chesapeake NAMA got a leg-up on June Dairy Month with a dairy-themed meeting in May. The group visited the PA Center for Dairy Excellence (CDE) at the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture building in Harrisburg.

Stephanie Roscinski, Communications & Marketing Manager, and Mary Foote, Dairy Education Programs Manager, highlighted the organization’s activities, including considerable community outreach on behalf of Pennsylvania dairy farmers. A public-private partnership in existence for 11 years, CDE provides resources, support and coordination for the 8th-ranked dairy state in the U.S.

In addition, Tom Mainzer, Agricultural Trade Specialist for the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture, detailed his group’s support of Pennsylvania food-related companies and agricultural commodities. The Bureau of Market Development assists with international and domestic trade, as well as providing grants for state fairs and other agricultural community support.

Attendees included three Penn State University representatives and students; former National NAMA president Matt Coniglio, from Penton Ag; Andrew Dellava, from Hoard’s Dairyman; and Autumn Rausch, from Certis USA; as well as chapter president Kathy Johnson, treasurer Sonia Wasco and program coordinator Debbie Clayton.

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

AT LARGE
Paige Handsor, University of Guelph
Brian McCormac, BrownWinick Law Firm

BADGER
Mitch Amundson, ABS Global Inc.
Anna Culbertson, DeLaval
Natalie Endres, John Deere Financial
Molly Gerber, Charleston|Orwig, Inc.
Wendy Hushon, Lallemand Animal Nutrition
McKenzie Rowley, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Josie Russo, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Amy Silver, University of Wisconsin – Platteville
Sy Stevens, Case IH
Laura Stingl, Bader Rutter

CAMA MANITOBA
Marina Barnes, Farmers Edge

CAROLINAS/VIRGINIA
Matthew Helpern, Zoetis
Lorenzo Labrada, Virginia Tech
Mark Merner, AGDATA
Marian Pierson, G&S Business Communications

CHESAPEAKE
Mikaela Hermstedt, Penn State University
Anna Wick, University of Delaware

CHICAGO
Deanna Drew, Illinois State University
Molly Hertz, Illinois State University
Krystal McCormick, Illinois State University

CORNHUSKER
Erin Anderson, Cooperative Producers, Inc.
Maddie Hill, Cooperative Producers, Inc.

EASTERN
Melissa Beedham, SIGMA Marketing Insights
Martha Bush, SIGMA Marketing Insights
Jeffrey King, A.J. Trucco, Inc.
Megan Lunney, University of Delaware
Ashley Oeser, SUNY – Cobleskill

GATEWAY
Zach Arnold, Osborn Barr
Emily Jones, True Media
Emily Standley, Monsanto

HEARTLAND
Jenny Jackson, Illinois Pork Producers Association
Mikaela Wieland, Charleston|Orwig, Inc.

IOWA
Morgan Ball, Linn County
Lisa Cassady, Iowa Corn Growers Association
Amber Hammes, Iowa State University
Jessica Schultz, Kemin Industries

MID-AMERICA
Bailey Crum, First Farmers Bank and Trust
James Hall, Advantage Agri-Marketing Services
Savannah Steinke, Purdue University

MIDSOUTH
Alyssa Counce, University of Tennessee – Martin

MISSOURI-KANSAS
Beth Barlow, B&W Trailer Hitches
Emily Wilson, John Deere
Scott Zwygart, John Deere

NORTH CENTRAL
Jeney Atwood, AgStar
Steve Bailey, Exponent PR/Colle+McVoy
Katie Boettcher, Exponent PR/Colle+McVoy
Renee Kaufman, Martin Williams
Trey O`Bryan, Cargill
Michele Stowers, Penton Ag
Christine Wolf, The Lacek Group

NORTHERN PRAIRIE
Amy Frederickson, Forum Communications/Agweek
Maria Walz, VistaComm

OHIO
Alicia Cafarelli, Nationwide
Melissa Dykstra, FLM+
Andrew Gardner, Nationwide
Kelsie Hinds, FLM+

ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Dawn Putney, Toolbox Creative

SOUTHEASTERN
Stephanie Keil, Martin Williams
Jonathon Moore, Abraham Baldwin Ag. College
Cristina Porter, AGCO Corporation
Amanda Stitt, Abraham Baldwin Ag. College

SOUTHWEST
April Bonds 
Ali Farsad, SoilMoisture Equipment Corp.
William Harrington, Stoller USA
Savanah Reilly, Gavilon Grain, LLC

WESTERN PACIFIC NAMA
Michelle Alarcon, Cal Poly – Pomona
Bernard Jere, Arizona State University
Katia Lozano, VRTC, Inc.
Salo Steinvortz, VRTC, Inc.