Registration is now open. Scroll down the page to complete the registration form. Be prepared to pay with a VISA, Mastercard, or American Express. Registration fee is $150 until December 23, 2025 after which the fee increases to $165 until January 5, 2026 at noon. At that time, registration will close and registration at the door will be $190. The Forum will be an in-person event. No refunds will be given after December 23, 2025.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn in Fargo for January 6th-8th. The reduced NSA rate expired December 6, 2025; however, the Holiday Inn will honor the special NSA Research Forum room rate of $119 (plus tax) per night for a standard room if there are rooms available but you must ask for our block. Call the Holiday Inn directly at 701-282-2700 and ask for the National Sunflower Association Block. For those of you flying into Fargo, the Holiday Inn offers courtesy van service to and from the airport. The hotel is located at 3803 13th Avenue S (South of the West Acres Shopping Center). Ample parking is available.

It is presumed you will be attending all meal functions.  These include a hot breakfast, lunch, and social hour on Wednesday and then breakfast on Thursday.  The meals are provided courtesy of our sponsors.

Persons who require reasonable accommodation, special meal, or alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, language translation or interpretation, etc.) should contact NSA at least one week prior to the meeting.  NSA will accommodate reasonable requests.  This meetingis open to all persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, or disability.

Contact Tina Mittlesteadt at (701) 328-5138 or by email tinam@sunflowernsa.com