The 2017 Agri-Marketing Conference Brochure is coming soon to a mailbox near you! Keep an eye out for your copy. Can’t wait? Download the digital version now.

Register now  for the 2017 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 26-28, in Dallas, TX. Visit the AMC homepage for conference, hotel and registration details.

Check out our lineup for the 2017 Breakout Sessions:

—Doing the Little Things and Executing Vision – A deeper dive

—Producer Panel: Spotlight on Texas

—Digital Track: 3 sessions in 1

—Not Everyone Gets a Trophy. How to Manage the Millennials.

—Creating an Immersive Live Brand Experience: A Case Study

—On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite Your Radically Inspired Life

—Consumer Attitudes About Agriculture: Making Ag More Approachable

—The Future of Big Data in Ag Marketing

Connection Point:

Looking for opportunities to place your company’s products and services before decision-makers in the ag marketplace? NAMA’s Connection Point is for you. Contact Lauren Chaney to book your booth today.

Sponsorship:

Looking for other ways to get noticed? Get in touch with Jenny Pickett for sponsorship opportunities.

Register today to save money and get a jump on your 2017 calendar! #NAMA17

Check out some pictures of the Best of Show Winners from the Region II Best of NAMA Awards Banquet at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS. Click here for the full album.

Click to view a list of the Region II Best of NAMA Award Winners!

Best of Show: Ag. Audiences – Advertising
Multimedia Campaigns – Regional
Stoller, Archer Malmo – Farm Different

Best of Show: Ag. Audiences – Public Relations
Events – Customer
Verdesian Life Sciences, Osborn Barr – Commodity Classic: We’re All in it Together

 

Best of Show: Ag. Audiences – Digital
Social tactic – a specific activity
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., broadhead. – Brag About Your Beef

Best of Show: Consumer Audiences
Website directed to consumers
Shatto Milk Company, Sullivan, Higdon & Sink – Shattomilk.com

Best of Show: Specialty Audiences
Specialty PR Campaign
Zoetis, Woodruff Sweitzer – National Pet Diabetes Awareness Campaign

NAMA Regions and Chapters are making plans for their individual Best of NAMA Awards events. We know you won’t want to miss these fun events, so we’re providing the various dates so you can add as many as you’d like to your calendar. These will be updated on our website as additional information becomes available.

Region III
(Cornbelt, Iowa, North Central and Northern Prairie Chapters)
January 25, 2017
Cost: $75
6:00 p.m. – Reception
7:00 p.m. – Awards
Up-Down and Wooly’s, Des Moines, IA
Click here to register.

Region IV
(Badger, Chicago, Heartland and Mid-America Chapters)
January 19, 2017
Cost: $85
6:00 p.m. – Reception
7:00 p.m. – Dinner
8:00 p.m. – Awards
The Discovery World, Milwaukee, WI
Click here to register.

Florida & Southeastern Chapter
January 19, 2017
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Cinco’s Mexican Cantina, Suwanee, GA
Click here to RSVP.

Midsouth Chapter
January 23, 2017
Cost: $40
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The Kitchen at Shelby Farms, Memphis, TN
Click here to register.

Visit the NAMA calendar frequently for updated information and links.

If you have any questions, please call us at (913) 491-6500.

Nominate the cream of the crop – Agribusiness Leader of the Year and NAMA Marketer of the Year.  Check out a list of current and past winners for Agribusiness Leader of the Year and NAMA Marketer of the Year.

Winners of these prestigious awards will be honored at the 2017 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 26 – 28, in Dallas, TX.  Celebrate the achievements and impressive careers of the very best in agriculture with NAMA.

Agribusiness Leader of the Year Application:

Please fill out the online nomination form. Click here to find more information about this award.

NAMA Marketer of the Year Application:

Please fill out the online nomination form. Click here to find more information about this award.

Submission deadline is January 20, 2017.

If you have any questions about these awards, please contact Jenny Pickett at (913) 491-6500 or [email protected].

The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) is now accepting submissions for the 2017 National Ag Day Essay Contest. This year’s theme is “Agriculture: Food for Life” and the deadline is January 31, 2017. The contest is divided into two categories: the written essay contest and the video essay contest. Both are national competitions and there will be one winner for each category.

The national written essay winner receives a $1,000 prize and round-trip ticket to Washington, D.C. to be recognized at the National Press Club Breakfast on March 21, 2017. The video essay winner wins a $1,000 prize.

The Ag Day Essay Contest is sponsored by CHS Inc., National Association of Farm Broadcasting, National Agri-Marketing Association and Penton Agriculture.

Click here for more information on the contest.

About National Ag Day:

This is the 44th anniversary of National Ag Day. The goal of the ACA is to provide a spotlight on agriculture and the food and fiber industry. The ACA not only helps consumers understand how food and fiber products are produced, but also brings people together to celebrate accomplishments in providing safe, abundant and affordable products.

The Agriculture Council of America will host several events in Washington D.C. this year; take a look at the 2016 Schedule of Events!

The ACA encourages everyone to get involved in National Ag Day. If you can’t make it to Washington D.C. to participate at the national level, there are many ways you can get involved with National Ag Day in your local communities. Visit the website to learn how you can get involved today.

Sponsorship:

National Ag Day would not be possible without the help of our sponsors. Thank you to all our 2016 sponsors! There are still sponsorship opportunities available, if you would like to get involved please contact Jenny Pickett, (913) 491-6500.

Deadline is February 1, 2017.

To recognize the contributions of the hundreds of volunteers and leaders in the agriculture, food and fiber communities who are dedicated to increasing public awareness of agriculture’s vital role in our society, the Charles Eastin Outstanding Service Award will be presented to an outstanding individual who has contributed as an advocate for communications between farm and city.

•   The nominee can be any person over 21 years of age.

•   The person may be nominated by anyone active in agriculture.

•   The completed application should be forwarded to the the Agriculture Council of America via email at [email protected] or submitted online at www.agday.org by February 1, 2017.

•   A three-member committee, including at least one member of the ACA Board of Directors will judge the applications and select the recipient.

•   The award will be presented at the National Press Club on March 21, 2017.

•   The winner will be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses to attend the annual Ag Day event.

Background:
The Charles Eastin Outstanding Service Award is named in honor of Charles “Charlie” Eastin, DVM, who passed away at the age of 86 on January 28, 2011.

Dr. Eastin played an important role as a board member of the National Farm-City Council for many years. He served as the 35th Chairman of the NFCC from 1992-1994 and through the years, has chaired and served on many committees. Through his efforts, Lexington, Kentucky hosted a NFCC National Conference in the early 1990’s. As chairman of the Rural Urban Committee, he worked to build and maintain collaboration between the Lexington Rotary Club and University of Kentucky to host activities to further National Farm-City Council goals during Farm-City Week every year.

Click here to view the guidelines and to download the application.

Mark your calendars for these important dates to upcoming NAMA Partnership Events.  Watch the NAMA calendars for more events to come. National Events or Chapter/Regional Events.

February 1
NAMA Producer Panel at NCBA Convention
Moderator: Jared Spader, AgCall Inc.
Panelists: Amber Miller, Gund Ranch; David Secrist, Deseret Ranches; and Dawn Caldwell, Caldwell Cattle
12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Room: Ryman Studio N & O
Nashville, TN
No cost or registration necessary
All are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring a friend.
Click here for more information on the NCBA Convention.

March 3
NAMA & AAEA Reception at Commodity Classic
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Room 004
4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
San Antonio, TX
No cost or registration necessary
All are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring a friend.
Click for more information on Commodity Classic.