The Best of NAMA awards Ceremony was another outstanding production this year. The program was shortened due to some schedule changes that allowed everyone to attend the trade show afterward and still have time to go to dinner. The comments I heard about this were all very positive.

Here’s a short list of winners as announced via AgriMarketing magazine where you’ll be able to find the full results in the April issue:

Last evening at its annual Best of NAMA celebration held in Dallas, TX, the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) presented 61 first place awards for outstanding ag communications activities during 2006.

Taking home Best of Show awards were:

* ADVERTISING-National Pork Board, West Des Moines, IA; Agency: The Richards Group, Dallas, TX,

* PUBLIC RELATIONS-McDonald’s Corp. Oakbrook, IL; Agency: Morgan & Myers and Golin Harris (cooperative effort), both located in Waukesha, WI, and

* SPECIALTY-Nestle Purina, St. Louis, MO; Agency: Colle+McVoy, Minneapolis, MN

Companies taking home the most awards were:

* CaseIH-4
* Dow AgroSciences-4
* John Deere-4
* Valent-4

Agencies taking home the most awards were:

* Colle+McVoy-9
* archer>malmo-4
*B ader Rutter-4