It’s time to celebrate agriculture’s most notable advertising and public relations triumphs of last year. Remember the Battle for the Bigger Logo, the Battle for a Bigger TV Budget and, of course, the Battle for a Media Extension? Let’s honor those heroic efforts at the Region III Best of NAMA Show!

Here are your orders! The Region III Best of NAMA Ceremony will take place January 10, 2008 at the Metropolitan Ballroom and Clubroom, 5418 Wayzata Blvd., Golden Valley, MN 55416. A reception will kick-off the event at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the awards presentation at 7:30 p.m.

Cost is $65.00 per person, please RSVP by January 4, 2008 at http://www.nama.org/amc/bon/register.htm or by calling 913-491-6500.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the DoubleTree Hotel, Minneapolis – Park Place, 1500 Park Place Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55416, PH: 952-542-8600. The NAMA room rate is $129.00/single, please make sure you mention NAMA to receive this group rate. Room block cut-off date is December 20. There will be a hotel shuttle scheduled to drop off NAMA Members at the Metropolitan and return to the DoubleTree Hotel.

Special thanks to the sponsors of the Region III Banquet:

Gold
CHS, Inc.
LEE Agri-MEDIA (Farm & Ranch Guide, Iowa Farmer Today, Minnesota Farm Guide, Tri-State Neighbor)
Paulsen AgriBranding

Silver
Adculture Group, Inc.
AdFarm
Albarella Design
Associations, Inc.
Broadhead + Co.
Farm Progress Companies
Learfield Communications
Martin Williams Advertising
Padilla Speer Beardsley
Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl., Inc.
Successful Farming/Agriculture Online
Living the Country Life
Two Rivers Marketing