The Plambeck Award is named in honor of past NAFB President and Hall of Fame Inductee Herb Plambeck. The Plambeck Award recognizes the best single and series radio commercials that air on NAFB stations and networks. It is the goal of NAFB to promote and recognize commercials designed to inform, influence, motivate, and entertain their target audiences.
Submissions are judged by a third-party panel and NAFB past presidents.
The 2023 Plambeck for a Single Entry was presented to the Nebraska Rural Radio Network for Meyer Agri-Services and Brick Street Precision Ag.
T h e 2023 Plambeck for Series Entry was presented to the Nebras ka Rural R adio Network for Red Star Fertilizer.
Examples of previous Plambeck Award recipients:
2023 Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence Recipients
Single Entry
Meyer Agri-Services/Brick Street Precision Ag
Campaign: Fall Harvest
Creative: Nebraska Rural Radio Association
Series Entry
Red Star Fertilizer
Campaign: Red Star Brand
Creative: N eb ras ka R ural R adio Associ ation
2022 Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence Recipients
Single Entry
Valent
Campaign: Excalia
Creative: Barkley
Series Entry
Montana Department of Agriculture
Campaign: Beyond the Weather
Creative: Northern Broadcasting
2021 Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence Recipients
Single Entry
BASF
Campaign: Safina Soybeans
Creative: VMLY&R
Series Entry
Wyffels Hybrids
Campaign: Fall Corn
Creative: O&H Brand Design
2020 Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence Recipients
Single Entry
CHS
Campaign: Trivar
Creative: broadhead.
Series Entry
Mosaic – Aspire
Campaign: Boomers and Millennials
Creative: broadhead.
2019 Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence Recipients
Single Entry
Y-Tex Corporation
Campaign: Tri-Zap Insecticide Ear Tags
Creative: Engle Creative Solutions
Series Entry
Cenex
Campaign: Ruby Fieldmaster
Creative: Colle McVoy
2018 Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence Recipients
Single Entry
Arysta LifeScience
Campaign: Everest 3.0
Creative: Woodruff
Series Entry
Wyffels Hybrids
Campaign: Get to Know Wyffels
Creative: O&H Brand Design
2017 Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence Recipients
Single Entry
Bayer
Campaign: Capreno
Creative: Rhea + Kaiser
Series Entry
BASF
Campaign: Engenia
Creative: Periscope
2016 Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence Recipients
Single Entry
Pfeifer
Campaign: Pfeifer for Life
Creative: Midwest Communications
Series Entry
Hoegemeyer
Campaign: Finding “The One”
Creative: broadhead
2015 Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence Recipients
Single Entry
Syngenta
Campaign: Acuron
Agency: Martin Williams
Series Entry
NovaSource
Campaign: Surround and Purshade Crop Protectant
Creative: BCS Communications
2014 Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence Recipients
Single Entry
SFP – a Verdesian Life Sciences Company
Campaign: More Than Manure (MTM) Nutrient Manager
Agency: Osborn Barr
Series Entry
Farm Safety for Just Kids
Campaign: You Wouldn’t
Creative: Miles Ramsay, Eagle Communications
2013 Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence Recipients
Single Entry
BASF Verdict Herbicide
Agency: Mullen
Series Entry
National Farm Medicine Center
Agency: broadhead