The Midsouth chapter is committed to supporting the student chapters, as well as supporting ongoing education of members in the field of Agriculture and Marketing.  Where could they do all of this at once?  A trip to Mississippi State University!  The Department of Agricultural Economics hosted the group of 10 members on Thursday, October 20^th.  They had a campus tour, highlighted by a trip to the Rose Garden.  Back on campus the chapter was joined by department staff and students for a department overview from Dr. Keith Coble.  They were able to learn about the faculty and all of the interesting projects they are working on.  Over lunch members mingled with the student NAMA members, who were clearly an impressive bunch!  Following lunch, they concluded the afternoon with a presentation from the MS State Athletics Marketing Team.  The group was able to learn what goes into their award winning work.  As marketing professionals, their methods were inspiring and impressive.  Hail State!

The trip was very beneficial to Midsouth’s relationship with the student chapter.  They got to see the students in their own environment and were able to get to know them beyond the once-a-year presentation.  It energized the members as well to realize how helpful they can be in their process.  They also learned a lot about an important institution in the Ag industry, and how many important things that they do to contribute to its success.

Next year, the chapter hopes to visit UT Martin as well.

Special thanks to Darrah Pierce, Brad Allen, Stacey Swain and Margaret Oldham for helping to plan the event!