Research Forum Registration Open for January 7 & 8 Event
The 2026 National Sunflower Association Research Forum is set for January 7 and 8 at the Holiday Inn in Fargo, N.D. For registration information and program details, visit the NSA website — www.sunflowernsa.com — and go to ‘2026 NSA Research Forum.’ An early bird registration rate applies up until December 23.
The January event constitutes the 47th annual Sunflower Research Forum, featuring oral presentations and posters.
The National Sunflower Association likewise is still inviting research papers to be presented at the NSA Research Forum. Presentations may be either oral or in the form of a poster. A time will be designated for authors to be with their posters and answer questions. Each oral presentation will be limited to 15-17 minutes with 2-3 minutes allowed for questions. Those interested in presenting a paper can visit ‘2026 Call for Papers’ on the NSA website. The actual paper or poster need not be submitted at this time; just the information indicated online and the author information. Submissions must be completed by December 8, 2025.
Next NDSU ‘Getting It Right’ Webinar Set for January 13
The next North Dakota State University Extension ‘Getting It Right’ sunflower webinar is scheduled for January 13, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, CST. Sponsored by the National Sunflower Association, the webinar is free to all interested persons. It features presentations by NDSU sunflower crop specialists on a variety of topics pertaining to current research and crop management recommendations. Among the presenters will be broadleaf pathology specialist Sam Markell, extension entomologist Janet Knodel, extension soil specialist Brady Goettl, extension weed specialist Joe Ikley, extension broadleaf specialist Ana Carcedo and agricultural economist Frayne Olson. Page Klug of USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services also will give a presentation on blackbird management research.
To register, utilize the QR code in the advertisement on page 20 of this issue of The Sunflower.
High Plains No-Till Conference Scheduled for February 3 & 4
The Colorado Conservation Tillage Association’s 2026 High Plains No-Till Conference is scheduled for February 3 and 4 in Burlington, Colo. Along with keynote speakers John Kempf, Erin Martin and Don Day, Jr., more than 45 breakout learning sessions are scheduled on topics covering soil health, no-till, regenerative grazing and farm business management.
For more information on the February CCTA event or to register for it, visit www.HighPlainsNoTill.com.
Suggestions Welcomed for Upcoming Magazine Issues
With another production season now complete, the National Sunflower Association staff has initiated a new publishing season for The Sunflower magazine — an industry fixture since 1975.
“Our goal with the magazine is to provide news and articles of real interest and use to our readership — which consists mainly of sunflower producers around the U.S. and Canada,” says John Sandbakken, NSA executive director and magazine editor. “Our ongoing objective is to provide timely, useful information, and we always welcome readers’ suggestions for potential topics or persons to interview for articles.”
Story suggestions can be submitted to johns@sunflowernsa.com.