The 2026 Canola/Wheat Outlook & International Durum Forum will take place November 17-18, 2026 at a new location- ND State Fairgrounds Center: FFA Hall in Minot, ND.
Registration is now open!
The event is free but pre-registration is encouraged for meal counts
Hotel Room Block
Clarion Hotel - Ends Nov. 2
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2026 Agenda
Nov. 17
1:30 pm – New Findings in Canola Disease Control
Venkat Chapara – Plant Pathologist NDSU North Central REC
2:15 pm – Seeding Innovations in Canola – Seed Singulation
Leandro Bortolon – Research Agronomist NDSU North Central REC
2:45 pm – Networking Break
3:00 pm – Social Media Outreach on Canola
Emma Seamons – Ag with Emma
3:00pm- DIAC (Durum Industry Advisory Council) meeting (Invite ONLY)
3:30 pm – NCGA Annual Business Meeting
4:00 pm – Exhibit Booth Exploration
5:00-7:00pm- Social/heavy hors ’devours
USDGA awards & scholarship presentation
Nov. 18
7:30am- Registration & breakfast
8:00- Welcome
8:05 a.m. – Congressional Delegation Comments
8:15 a.m. – Ag Policy Outlook
KEYNOTE: Jim Wisemeyer
9:00 a.m. – Durum Breeding Update
Dr. Elias – University Distinguished Professor, NDSU Plant Sciences
9:30 am – Weed Control Strategies for Canola and Durum
Brian Jenks – Weed Scientist – NDSU North Central REC
10:00 am – 2026 Hard Red Spring Wheat and Durum Harvest Overview
Kent Kupfner, Montana Wheat & Barley Committee Administrator
10:30 am- Networking Break
10:50 am – Current Issues Affecting Durum and Canola producers across the Northern Tier – Panel
• Dan Mostad – Berthold Elevator – Association of North Dakota Agribusinesses
• Klayton Lohr – MT Producer – USDGA President
• Mike Brekhus – Kenmare – Northern Canola Growers
• Mike Birdsall – Moderator
11:50 a.m. – Closing Remarks
12:00 p.m.- Lunch & USDGA annual meeting
Thank you to the 2026 Canola/Wheat Outlook & International Durum Forum sponsors!
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