The 2018 NAMA Fall Conference will take place in Minneapolis, MN on September 18-20. Mark your calendars now so you don’t miss it!

The Hotel:

The Loews Minneapolis Hotel. The room rate for the NAMA block is $194.00 and the cutoff date is August 31, 2018. Make your reservation through the Loews Reservation Center, (877) 878-5670. Click here to reserve your room online.

Take a look at the Schedule-At-A-Glance:

New Member List:
Welcome our New Members for April 2018:

AT LARGE
Nate Chesher, Michigan Potato Industry Commission
Veronica Denson, DTN/The Progressive Farmer
Cassandra Josephson, University of Saskatchewan
Jennifer Norrie, Alltech

BADGER 
Dana Powell
Amanda Stingle, University of Wisconsin – Platteville
Gina Swenson, Packers Sanitation Services, Inc
Al Yang

CAROLINAS/VIRGINIA
Marsha Fisher, Sipcam Agro USA, Inc
Abbie McClelland, Nestle

CHESAPEAKE
Suzanne Meck, Harmony Marketing Partners

CHICAGO
Danielle Clark, University of Wisconsin – Platteville

CORNBELT 
Steve Berry, Kent Nutrition Group
Kevin Harter, Kent Nutrition Group
Allyson Kragel, Diamond V
Hannah Pagel

CORNHUSKER
Jacob Kaiser

EASTERN
Sara Amtmann, Zoetis
Jeffrey Gocel, A+E Television Networks
Harley Hancock
Mitch Light
Taylor Pearson
Helen Powers

FLORIDA
Matthew McManus, Gardinier Florida Citrus
Morgan Sellars
Malerie Whitehurst, Abraham Baldwin Ag. College

GREAT PLAINS
Benjamin Wainwright, Delaware Valley University

IOWA
Daiton Tietz

MID-AMERICA 
Jordan Hill, South Dakota State University
Jason Williams, Farm Journal

MIDSOUTH
Mila Combs, Bayer Crop Science
Connor Guyton
Kearston Winrow, Firestone AG

MISSOURI-KANSAS 
Lauren Budenski, Kansas State University
Mark Crouser, Sullivan Higdon & Sink
Alana McLain, Kansas State University

NORTH CENTRAL 
Brandi Bauer, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Josh Christoffer, University of Minnesota
Tara Froemming, Healthy Food Ingredients
Kristeena Patsche, Minnesota Soybean
Cole Sellnow, Rapid River Digital

NORTHERN PRAIRIE
Brianna Buseman
Kacy Schniedermeyer
Lisa Smith, Pipestone System
Joan Steiner, Superior Grain Equipment

SOUTHEASTERN  
Aaron Moore
Olivia Sandefur
Jacob Schwab, Cultura Technologies
Laura Lee Williams

SOUTHWEST 
Brian Peck, JBS USA

WESTERN PACIFIC
Blair Brookes, Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo
Leslie Friend, Valent U.S.A. Corporation
Emily Hinkle
Wesley Riley, New Mexico State University

Good friends, good times, good whiskey! Mark Twain said “Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” For their May event the chapter hopes to put that to the test. Meet them on Thursday, May 10th for a tour of the Old Dominick Distillery.

On the tour attendees will join the Old Dominick Distillery team and Domenico Canale’s spirit, to share their stories and traditions, along with a full tour of their extensive grain to glass spirit making facility. Guests will be taken on a 45-minute sensory journey, finished off with a tasting of Old Dominick’s fine spirits and a toast.

After the tour, make plans to gather for a Dutch dinner at The Gray Canary. Email Lesley Landry ASAP to be included in the reservation.

WHEN: Thursday, May 10 at 3:45 PM

WHERE: Old Dominick Distillery 305 S Front St, Memphis, TN 38103

COST: $15

REGISTER NOW!

Join the Iowa and CornBelt NAMA chapters for a tour event including a luncheon and presentation, tours of the Vermeer corporate headquarters and Lely North American headquarters in Pella, and optional tours of the companies’ factories and social hour.

Vermeer is the manufacturer of iconic yellow iron seen on industrial jobsites and farm fields worldwide. Learn about Vermeer’s strategy to market innovative products for niche markets.

Lely creates innovative solutions that help farmers excel in sustainable milk production to feed the world.Their innovations achieve efficient farm management including sustainable milk and meat production and energy generation.

WHEN: Thursday, May 17 at 11:30 AM to 3:45 PM

WHERE: Vermeer Corporate Headquarters, 1210 Vermeer Rd E, Pella, IA 50219

COST: $25 for NAMA Members, $35 for Non-Members, $15 for  Young Professionals and Free for Current Students

REGISTER NOW!

Beef: The Real Farm-to-Table Story

May is National Beef Month! To celebrate, Badger NAMA is hosting a beef farm tour at Katzman Farms followed by lunch at Casual Joe’s, where guests will experience both the farm and the table aspect of this popular movement. Attendees will learn about obstacles beef farmers have to overcome in getting their product to the market and hear how Casual Joe’s meets consumers’ niche appetites while staying true to their agricultural roots.

WHEN: Thursday, May 24 at 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM

WHERE: Katzman Farms, W3223 Hoffman Road, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 and Casual Joe’s, 319 W. James Street, Whitewater, WI 53190

COST: $30 for NAMA Members, $40 for Non-Members and $15 for Students

REGISTER NOW!

We’ve set a goal of 1800 NAMA members by the end of 2018 – 18 in ’18.

Our latest membership survey proves that word-of-mouth marketing is the best way to let people know about the great programming and networking opportunities in NAMA.

We challenge everyone in the organization to recruit a new member. Just have your recruit(s) list your name in the “Referred by” field on the registration page https://nama.org/NAMA.OrchardWeb/MemberRegistration/Register. We’ll draw names of “Referrers” each month for a special gift.

We’ll update this chart each month.

We caught up with NAMA members and asked them to share their best NAMA experiences. They also told us how NAMA has helped their careers and advanced their professional development.

Check out more of these quick, engaging videos on nama.org. Use them to help promote your chapter’s events—or just help spread the word about the benefits of NAMA membership to your agri-marketing colleagues.

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“As a person who hires, the young professionals who have that NAMA student experience are ready to hit the ground running.” – Amy Bradford, Corporate Relations Manager at GROWMARK and 2017-2018 NAMA President