Several contests were held in conjunction with the 2008 Trends In Agriculture meeting November 11-12 and we’d like to take a moment to congratulate the winners!

Trends In Agriculture Rural Lifestyle Quizzes
Two quizzes were sent to all NAMA members to test your knowledge of the Rural Lifestyle market. The quizzes were based on Country Living Association survey results. Everyone who responded was entered into a drawing for a Cabela’s $50 Gift Card. Those who answered the question correctly were entered into a drawing for a free registration to the Agri-Marketing Conference in April in Atlanta.

The winner of the $50 Cabela’s Gift Card was Joe Zink, Midwest Messengers and the winner of the 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference registration was Katherine Brozek, Padilla Speer Beardsley.

Trends In Agriculture Registration Promotion
Everyone who registered for Trends In Agriculture by the early cut off date (October 27) was entered into a drawing for a complimentary registration to the 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference in Atlanta, April 15-17, 2009. Congratulations to Marc Ford, Bernstein-Rein who won the conference registration!

Member Get-a-Member Promotion
This promotion called upon NAMA members to recruit a business associate, peer, or friend as a new NAMA member before November 5 and both were entered into a drawing for a new GPS. Congratulations to Mike Campbell, Walz Tetrick Advertising, for taking home a new GPS!

ABEF Raffle
The Agri-Business Educational Foundation (ABEF) hosted a sports night reception at the Trends In Agriculture meeting on Tuesday, November 11. Special thanks to our ABEF Board members listed below for their help in selling raffle tickets to raise money for the ABEF. The prizes given for the ABEF Raffle were a $200 gift card to Bass Pro Shops and two $50 gift cards to Whiskey Creek Wood Fire Grills. Congratulations to Greg Guse, Paulsen Marketing, for taking home the $200 Bass Pro Shop Gift card and to Steve Betts, United Suppliers, Inc. and John Vasichek, Red River Farm Network, for taking home the Whiskey Creek gift cards!

ABEF Board
Chair
Mick Sibbel, Ayres Kahler

Vice Chair
Mike Gustafson, Deer’s Landing

Secretary/Treasurer
Russ Parker

Members
Dennis Erpelding, Elanco Animal Health
Stephanie Gable, NOVUS Intl., Inc.
Lia Guthrie, One Grower Publishing
Lou Ireland, Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl., Inc.
Tom Taylor, High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal
Marjory Walker, Natl. Cotton Council of America
Linda Basse Wenck, APR, Morgan&Myers