NAMA provides great opportunities for professional recognition. Do you have a candidate in mind for one, or all, of these awards? Go ahead and nominate someone today! January 17, 2020 is the nomination deadline for the following awards. These awards will be presented at the 2020 Agri-Marketing Conference in San Diego

Ag Association Leader of the Year
About the Award
The Ag Association Leader of the Year award recognizes outstanding achievement in an association or commodity organization.
Click here for the online nomination form.

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Agribusiness Leader of the Year
About the Award
The Agribusiness Leader of the Year award recognizes leadership achievement in agriculture and the food and fiber industry. This award honors agribusiness leaders and leaders in private, public or academic service.
Click here for the online nomination form.

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NAMA Marketer of the Year
About the Award
NAMA will recognize its active members with senior management of marketing and/or sales responsibilities with the NAMA Marketer of the Year award. This award is the most prestigious honor awarded to an active member of the association and honors outstanding accomplishments in the field of agri-marketing.
Click here for the online nomination form.

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Next Gen NAMA Award
About the Award
To thrive in the future, the NAMA community needs to develop and support the next generation of members. NAMA’s Next Gen Award honors active NAMA members under 35 years of age that show great potential in the industry.
Click here for the online nomination form.

Did you enter your work? Be sure to attend the Regional and Chapter Best of NAMA events. See below for a complete listing.

January 9 Region 2 Best of NAMA Event
Grand Street Café
4740 Grand Ave., Kansas City, MO
Tickets: $85. Register here for Event.
A block of rooms is available at
Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza
4445 Main St., Kansas City, MO
Room rate: $149. Click here for reservations. 

January 15 Region 3 Best of NAMA Event
McNamara Alumni Center
University of Minnesota, 200 Oak St., SE., Ste. 100, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tickets: $75. Register here for Event.
A block of rooms is available at 
The Graduate Hotel
615 Washington Ave., SE., Minneapolis, MN 55414
Room rate: $129. Click here for reservations.

January 21, Midsouth Best of NAMA Event
Napa Café
5101 Sanderlin Ave., Memphis, TN 38117
Additional details available soon.

January 23 Region 4 Best of NAMA Event
Milwaukee Brewing Company
1130 N. 9 St., Milwaukee, WI 53233
Tickets: $85. Register here for Event.
A block of rooms is available at
Brewhouse Inn & Suites
1215 N. 10 St., Milwaukee, WI 53205
Room rate: $139. Click here for reservations and enter the code NAMA0123.

February 10, Region 1 Best of NAMA Event
World Ag Expo, Tulare, CA 
Additional details available soon.

There are still some great items available through the NAMA Foundation Online Auction. The deadline to purchase one of these items is December 31, 2019.

Proceeds from the Online Auction support Student NAMA and the future of agri-marketing.

The Online Auction can be accessed through the NAMA website. Click here to view the packages and start bidding!

For questions, call the NAMA office at (913) 491-6500 or email Sherry Pfaff.

Are you looking to start a new position in agri-marketing? Check out the list of available jobs on the NAMA Job Network.

Click here to view the current list of jobs. You will need to log into the NAMA website, as this is located in the Member’s Only Section. Once logged in, click on Job Postings.

Are you needing to hire someone new? You can also post relevant jobs to the NAMA Job Network to speed up your hiring process. Click here to post your company’s position. Again, you will need to log into the NAMA website to post a job. Once logged in, click on Post a Job.

Welcome new NAMA members since October 1, 2019.

AT LARGE
Chanda Scheuring, Farmers National Company
Haley Stark, Corteva Agriscience

BADGER
Renea Heinrich, MorganMyers

CAMA ONTARIO
Lasse Jakobsen, Protekta Inc.

CHESAPEAKE
Johanna Rohrer, MidAtlantic Farm Credit

CHICAGO
Marissa Bellard, Oil-Dri Corporation of America

CORNBELT
Audrey Lester

CORNHUSKER
Cheri Duryea, Canary and Coal

FLORIDA
Gabriel Mnayarji, BAI-SI.ORG

GATEWAY
Julia Ahrens, Paradowski Creative
Taylor Bartley, Paradowski Creative
Brandy Cullen, Bayer
Cindy Knebel, Paradowski Creative
Jennifer Luchte, Green Field Solutions
Emily Roberts, MFA, Inc.
Allison Schaefer, Paradowski Creative
Christine Tew, Missouri Soybean Association
Brandelyn Twellman, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council

GREAT PLAINS
Glen Jantzen, U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc.

HEARTLAND
Blair Bruns, Rooster Strategic Solutions, LLC
Abby Glazik, BRANDT

IOWA
Nate Brown, TRILIX
Jana Morrisey, Meredith Agrimedia
Andi Riem, New Leader Manufacturing
Jesse Scott, Meredith Agrimedia

MID-AMERICA
Torrie Ward, Purdue University

MISSOURI-KANSAS
Cheryl Bergeron, The Sandbox Agency
Darren Brickel, The Sandbox Agency
Aaron Gilbertie, Sage
Neil Robertson, The Center for Food Integrity
Hannah Thomas, Woodruff

NORTH CENTRAL
Alex Bruggeman, South Dakota State University
Michael Jung, Big Reach Network
Marie Niehues, DTN/Progressive Farmer

NORTHERN PRAIRIE
Leah Halverson, Ten Acre Marketing
Kevin Jones, AGI

OHIO
Katharyne Riggs, Kalmbach Feeds
Ashley Vetter, Ashley Vetter Design

SOUTHEASTERN
Marzia Akbari, Bekaert Corporation

Marketers have numerous tactics at their disposal to try to connect with and elicit action from farmers. From digital to traditional and everything in-between, marketers strategically choose tactics and couple them with creative that will hopefully resonate with farmers. But do we really know what farmers want? Do they truly like seeing fields and sunsets, or does humor have more impact?

Please join us as Emily Shea, Executive Creative Director, and Marki Landerud, Account and Business Development Director, of Stephan & Brady, share research that uncovers the answers to these questions and more.
Click here to register for this webinar!

NAMA and ARC members and guests networked at the join reception held at the NAFB Convention on November 13. Great turnout and a great time had by all.