{"id":8486,"date":"2014-07-18T07:07:39","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T14:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=8486"},"modified":"2014-07-18T10:27:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T17:27:05","slug":"chapter-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=8486","title":{"rendered":"Chapter Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join the Badger, MoKan and Chicago NAMA\u00c2\u00a0chapters for some exciting networking opportunities!<\/p>\n

Badger NAMA ~ July 24<\/strong><\/p>\n

Badger NAMA Fond du Lac Farm Tour<\/p>\n

Join the Badger NAMA Chapter for an up-close view of Wisconsin Dairy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s diversity and commitment to excellence.<\/p>\n

Thursday, July 24 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin<\/p>\n

Itinerary:
\n9:15 a.m. | Registration at Vir-Clar Farm (N5119 County Road K, Fond du Lac)<\/p>\n

9:30 a.m. | Vir-Clar Farm Tour
\nVir-Clar Farm is owned and operated by the Boyke and Grinstead families.\u00c2\u00a0 The dairy milks 1,250 cows and produces electricity for 320 homes with its methane digester.\u00c2\u00a0 Katie (Boyke) Grinstead will lead us on a tour of the farm and share her work in building good relationships with local consumers.<\/p>\n

11:30 a.m. | LaClare Farms Tour & Lunch (W2994 County Road HH, Malone)
\nEstablished in 1978, LaClare Family Farm has grown to a milking herd of 375 dairy goats.\u00c2\u00a0 Owners Larry and Clara Hedrich expanded the business to include the production of award-winning Evalon and Chevre cheeses.\u00c2\u00a0 In addition to a farm tour, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll enjoy lunch at the farm\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s caf\u00c3\u00a9, which features seasonal entrees prepared from scratch using locally raised ingredients.<\/p>\n

1:45 p.m. | Kelley Country Creamery Visit (W5215 County Road B, Fond du Lac)
\nKaren and Tim Kelley own and operate a 200-acre farmstead with 65 Holstein cows.\u00c2\u00a0 At the creamery, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll watch ice cream being made while we enjoy scoops of our own favorite flavors.\u00c2\u00a0 Karen will give us a brief overview of the farm\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s history and the creamery\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s marketing strategy.<\/p>\n

2:45 p.m. | Depart<\/p>\n

Cost and Registration:<\/p>\n

Badger NAMA members | $20
\nNon-members | $30
\nStudents |$10<\/p>\n

PLEASE NOTE: The registration deadline is Friday, July 18.<\/p>\n

Travel
\nIf you are interested in carpooling from the Milwaukee area, please contact Jeanne Gibson at jgibson@bader-rutter.com<\/a>.
\nIf<\/a> you are interested in carpooling from the Madison area, please contact Andrea Bloom at abloom@vitaplus.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

To register for the Badger NAMA Farm Tour visit http:\/\/www.nama.org\/store\/index.php?p=catalog&parent=4&pg=1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MoKan NAMA Golf Classic ~ July 24<\/strong><\/p>\n

Save the date for the upcoming MoKan NAMA Golf Classic on\u00c2\u00a0Thursday, July 24.\u00c2\u00a0This is a fundraising event to help provide additional financial support for our student chapters.<\/p>\n

Check in time: 12:00 Noon
\nShotgun start: 1:00 p.m.
\nAwards & festivities to follow<\/p>\n

Falcon Lakes Golf Club
\n4605 Clubhouse Dr.
\nBasehor, KS\u00c2\u00a066007
\n913.724.4653<\/p>\n

$80 per player
\n$320 per group\/foursome
\n$400 includes 4 golfers + a hole sponsorship
\n$100 Hole Sponsorship
\nMulligans will be 2 for $5 or 5 – $10\/player<\/p>\n

Register online\u00c2\u00a0at http:\/\/www.nama.org\/store\/index.php?p=catalog&parent=28&pg=1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got coworkers or clients that have never played golf, but would like to give it a shot (pun intended), please invite them to register. This is a fun\/relaxed event that will be fun for all.\u00c2\u00a0Players will meet up in the clubhouse for cocktails, dinner and awards\/prizes immediately following.<\/p>\n

To become a sponsor or provide prizes for this event, please contact:
\nBob Brunker
\n816.746.8814
\nbob@jlfarmakis.com<\/a><\/p>\n

MoKan Ag Tour ~ August 19<\/strong><\/p>\n

7:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. <\/strong> – MoKan Ag Tour (in-conjunction with the NAMA Boot Camp – the tour is optional)
\nThe 2014 MoKan NAMA Ag Tour is an opportunity for participants, new or seasoned in the industry, to experience the different nuances of agriculture in the Kansas City area.\u00c2\u00a0 Our first stop will be to a 15,000 acre corn\/soy operation to learn about new technologies going into today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s agronomy, equipment and farm management.\u00c2\u00a0 Next, we will visit Shatto Milk Company and dairy for a full tour and lunch.\u00c2\u00a0 We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll finish at Jowler Creek Vineyard & Winery for a look (and taste) of their local grapes and how they market their business.<\/p>\n

To register\u00c2\u00a0call (913)491-6500 or visit the NAMA Boot Camp site<\/a> to register for the Ag Tour and\/or the NAMA Boot Camp.<\/p>\n

Chicago Ag Tour ~ September 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transparency, transparency, transparency. It is more than a buzzword at Fair Oaks Farms where they are redefining farm-to-plate and providing visitors with an experience in agriculture like no other.<\/p>\n

Located in northwestern Indiana, just a short bus ride from Chicago, Fair Oaks hosts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, giving them a look, and now a taste, as to what modern agriculture is all about.<\/p>\n

As part of the fall tour, the Chicago NAMA chapter has coordinated a visit to Fair Oaks Farms. Upon arrival at the farm, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll start with a stop at the visitor center where interactive displays provide an education experience like no other on the dairy industry.<\/p>\n

From there you will board a bus and head out to the 30,000 cow dairy to see the cows, learn how the cows on the farm are cared for and visit the rotary milking parlor to learn about this unique milking technology.<\/p>\n

Methane digesters on the farm handle all associated waste from the farm so you will learn more about that technology and how the energy generated is used to power the buses you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be riding as well as all the farm equipment.<\/p>\n

Next stop is the new Pig Adventure at Fair Oaks Farms. Our group will be given a private tour of the interactive displays and allowed to view from the observation deck the gestation and farrowing operations of this 2,500 commercial operation.<\/p>\n

Then it is off to the new FarmHouse Restaurant, Bakery and Farmers Market at Fair Oaks Farms where during social hour, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have the opportunity to tour the kitchen and interact with the team of chefs. Located on site, this impressive new facility is truly redefining local food production, serving food produced on site that is prepared in its completely viewable kitchen.<\/p>\n

Following dinner will be a short panel discussion on ground-breaking research out of Purdue University showing on how and if experiences like those at Fair Oaks Farms are reshaping consumer perceptions of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153big ag.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll also hear about the new crop center that is coming to Fair Oaks and plans for poultry, beef, aquaculture and more as well as a hotel and farm-themed waterpark.<\/p>\n

Tour cost is $75\/person and includes bus transportation, dinner and all tour-related fees. The bus will depart from the hotel at noon on Monday, September 15 and return by 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

To register for the Chicago Ag Tour call the NAMA Office at (913)491-6500 or visit the NAMA Fall Conference Web Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Join the Badger, MoKan and Chicago NAMA\u00c2\u00a0chapters for some exciting networking opportunities! Badger NAMA ~ July 24 Badger NAMA Fond du Lac Farm Tour Join the Badger NAMA Chapter for an up-close view of Wisconsin Dairy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s diversity and commitment to excellence. Thursday, July 24 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Itinerary: 9:15 a.m. | Registration at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[280,276],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-activities","category-nama-boot-camp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8486"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8533,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8486\/revisions\/8533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}