Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 9^th for the upcoming Rocky Mountain NAMA event!

The meeting will be hosted by Rocky Mountain NAMA in conjunction with the Colorado Ag Network, so it will be a unique opportunity to meet with a new sector of agricultural professionals.

Date: Tuesday, September 9th

Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Location:

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

9110 East Nichols Avenue, Suite 300

Centennial, CO 80112

Speaker:

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association will present its team of culinary experts that will showcase tasty cuts of beef and discuss how they can be paired with select brews and wines, so come and enjoy!

More details to follow, but please share this SAVE THE DATE with co-workers and friends that would be interested in attending the upcoming event.

Please RSVP for the event by September 3^rd so we can make sure we have enough tasty beef for the group! RSVP to Lisa Mokrohisky at lmokrohisky@beef.org

The Northern Prairie NAMA Chapter and the MN Agri-Growth Council (MAGC) cordially invite you to a networking reception from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9th, at the Big Iron Farm Show grounds. Stop by and have a pork sandwich and a beverage, while you network with current and future food and ag industry professionals and learn why MAGC and NAMA support the food and ag industry. This event is open to members, non-members and students.

Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Time: 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Location: Red River Farm Network Issues & Events Center, located between Hartl Ag Building and the Expo Center

Questions? Call or email Craig Anderson: craig@promersberger.com or 701-492-9194

Welcome our New Members for July and August:

AT LARGE
Courtney McBay
Trey Soud

CAMA ONTARIO
Holly Nicoll
Mary Jane Quinn

CAROLINAS/VIRGINIA
Jeffery Griffith 

CHICAGO
Elizabeth Healey
Jennifer Okray

CORNHUSKER
Emily Ibach

EASTERN
Regina Grover
Sasja Jackson 

GATEWAY
Elizabeth Brand
Kodi Fietsam
Andrea Ramsey

HEARTLAND
Jane Godfrey
Dustin Hector
John Lowrey

IOWA
David Fast
Beth Wischmeyer
Daniel Zinkand

MID-AMERICA
Katelyn VerHoeven
Tracey Winger

MISSOURI-KANSAS
Jessica Decker 
Travis Stewart
Jaime Sullivan

NORTH CENTRAL
Jesse Cler
Amber Schramm

OHIO
Elizabeth Bender

ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Rachel Gonzales
Donna Snyder

SOUTHWEST
Kyle Ferrell  

Connecting Ag Professionals for Secure Experience Sharing

When:

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Where:

Swanson Russell

Boardroom, 3rd Floor

14301 FNB Pkwy, Ste 312

Omaha, NE 68154

Phone: (402) 818-1100

Cost is $15/person for Cornhusker NAMA members; $20/person for non-members.

RSVP by Friday, September 12th

WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEETINGS OR TO RSVP TO THIS EVENT?

Contact Chris Sidles at csidles@farmmarketid.com

The 11^th Annual NAMA Boot Camp is just a few days away! This year’s Boot Camp will take place on August 19-21 in Kansas City at the Sheraton Crown Center. And you can still register! We still have rooms available at the Sheraton, or if you live in town you can come and register right before it starts.

This event is filled with great opportunities whether you are just starting out in the working world or you’ve been through Boot Camp many times before. If this is your first time in the agriculture business, then you are in luck; you will get a beginner’s course about the business including a notebook packed with agricultural terminology, facts and case studies. If you are a more seasoned veteran, you can choose from a variety of different breakout sessions and pick the one that interests you most.

Aside from the great speakers lined up for you this year, we also have some fun scheduled into the program. The first night of Boot Camp will have a networking reception where you will have the opportunity to meet a wide variety of people. In today’s working world, meeting the right people can make a huge difference in growing your career – you never know who you could meet! The next night we will have an off-site reception at Snow and Company. Located in Kansas City’s Crossroads Art District, this frozen cocktail bar will quench your thirst and cool you off on a hot, summer night.

Find a complete schedule of this year’s activities here.

And be sure to sign up today so you don’t miss out on these amazing opportunities, register online.

The 2014 MoKan NAMA Ag Tour is the first day of NAMA’s Boot Camp. We will be starting bright and early on Tuesday, August 19^th, to make sure we can fit in all the great activities before the Boot Camp Welcome Reception that night. Our first stop will be Wade Farms in Stewartsville, MO. We will learn about new technologies and equipment while touring this 15,000 acre corn and soy operation. You will have the opportunity for a hands-on farm experience like none other.

Next, we will head to Shatto Milk Company for a full tour of the dairy operation and lunch will be provided on-site. Finally, we will finish at Jowler Creek Vineyard & Winery. Here we will learn about their unique process that focuses on sustainability. Plus, we will get some samples of their award-winning wines! You do not want to miss out on these great stops filled with agriculture, learning and wine!

Please note: The MoKan Ag Tour is prior to the NAMA Boot Camp. While we hope you’ll attend both, you do not need to be registered for the NAMA Boot Camp to attend the Ag Tour.

To get the full schedule and to register for this event visit the NAMA Boot Camp website.

There are still plenty of spots open on the 2014 Chicago NAMA Chapter Ag Tour! The tour takes place the day before the NAMA Fall Conference. We will be departing from The Hotel Chicago on Monday, September 15^th at 12:00 p.m. Lunch will be served on the bus while we are on the way to Fair Oaks Farms where we will be spending the day.

During the tour, you will get the opportunity to see Fair Oaks Farms’ 30,000 cow dairy operation. You will learn how the cows are cared for and visit the rotary milking parlor to learn about this unique milking technology. Then, you will head over to the Pig Adventure to see the interactive displays and observe the gestation and farrowing operations.

The last stop is at the new Farmhouse Restaurant, Bakery and Farmers Market at Fair Oaks Farms where you will get the opportunity to tour the kitchen and interact with the chefs. These chefs will then serve dinner with food produced on-site that is prepared in its completely viewable kitchen.

For a more detailed schedule and to register,  visit the NAMA Fall Conference website.