Get the recognition you deserve by sponsoring a session or event at the 2008 Trends In Agriculture meeting, November 11-12 in Kansas City.

As a sponsor of Trends In Agriculture, your organization will be noted as a front runner in supporting up-to-the-moment industry information. Additional benefits include:

• Recognition in the program booklet, and from the podium during the session;
• Recognition by signage at the sponsored event (if applicable);
• Recognition in post-forum articles in AgriMarketing magazine;
• Recognition on the NAMA Trends In Ag Web site page;
• first right of refusal for sponsorship of the same item for the 2009 Trends In Agriculture
• (new!) and the chance to display information at the Rural Lifestyle Resource Center.

Check out the opportunities still available for Trends In Agriculture, visit http://www.nama.org/trends/sponsorship.htm for remaining sponsorships or contact Jenny Pickett at [email protected].

Special thanks to all of our current Trends In Agriculture sponsors!

Ag Speakers Network – Keynote Speakers
AgriMarketing Magazine – General Publicity
Associations, Inc. – Program Booklet Ad
Beck Ag, Inc. – Program Booklet Ad
Blasdel Cleaver Schwalbe Communications – Registration List Printing
Boelte-Hall – General Support
Broadhead + Company – Program Booklet Ad & Trends In Agriculture Logo Design
Cattlemen’s Beef Board – Kick-off Session
CHS, Inc. – Wednesday Morning Refreshment Break
Colle + McVoy – Lanyards
Country Living Association – Session Sponsor
DF Bryant & Company – Program Booklet Ad
DTN/The Progressive Farmer – Welcome Reception
Elanco Animal Health – Session sponsor
Farm Progress Companies – Professional Development Awards of Excellence Program
Fastline Publications – Registration Brochure Printing
High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal – Regional Best of NAMA Judges’ Breakfast – prior to Trends In Agriculture
Hoard’s Dairyman Magazine – Regional Best of NAMA Judges’ Break – prior to Trends In Agriculture
John Deere – Regional Best of NAMA Judges’ Breakfast – prior to Trends In Agriculture & Trends In Agriculture Welcome Reception
Living the Country Life – Program Booklet Ad & Signage
Martin Williams – Welcome Reception
McCormick Company – Program Booklet Ad
MoKan NAMA – Meet & Greet Speakers Reception
National Cotton Council of America – Tuesday Afternoon Refreshment Break
Osborn & Barr Communications – Session Sponsor
Paulsen AgriBranding – Trends In Agriculture Blog
Quarry Integrated Communications – Meet & Greet Speakers Reception
Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications – Name Badges
Truffle Media Networks – Luncheon Sponsor & Keynote Speaker Podcast

The Agri-Business Educational Foundation (ABEF) will be hosting a Sports Night during the Welcome Reception of Trends In Agriculture, Tuesday, November 11, at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds from the Sports Night will benefit the ABEF in support of the NAMA Student Careers Program.

Every Trends attendee is encouraged to participate in the games to have fun, network and support the ABEF at the same time.

Prizes will be given to the sports pros and winners will all be entered into a drawing for a 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference registration.

The only way to win is to come to the 2008 Trends In Agriculture. To register for the entire meeting or just the Sports Night Reception/Best of NAMA Entry Viewing visit http://payment.nama.org/trends.htm.

If you would like to sponsor a foosball, pool table, basketball or darts game during the Sports night, contact Jenny Pickett at 913-491-6500 or via e-mail at [email protected].

The Best of NAMA Call for Entries deadline is today, October 10.

The Regional Judging of the entries takes place November 10-11, at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center and you can check out the Hot Ideas and Sizzling Solutions of the first and merit winners at the Welcome Reception of the Trends In Agriculture fall meeting on Tuesday, November 11, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Can’t make it to the entire Trends In Agriculture meeting? No problem, you can just join us for the Welcome Reception/Entry Viewing/ABEF Sports Night! Just visit http://payment.nama.org/trends.htm to register!