Doors open for the event at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, and the program will start at noon at the Fargo Holiday Inn. The event will cost $20 per person.
The Northern Ag Expo, a trade show and educational event, comes to the Fargodome on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, after being cancelled due to COVID-19 a year ago. Gary Knutson, 78, executive director of the North Dakota Agricultural Association, which organizes the event, is retiring after holding that post since 1991. Association will shift to Stu Letcher, 54, who also is executive vice president of the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association.
The coronavirus pandemic, which forced business shutdowns and restrictions on gatherings during 2020, is not done with the nation. There are more than 455,000 dead nationwide and about 3,000 people still die daily due to the disease.
But people have become more comfortable with masking up, social distancing, washing hands and using sanitizers. The rollout of vaccinations to protect against the worst effects of COVID-19 is also giving people hope.
As part of adapting, businesses learned the usefulness of online connections, Full said.
“A hybrid event has the best of all worlds. We have the opportunity to keep a virtual audience” for those homebound by bad weather or out of the area, she said. Chamber events “in the future will always have this hybrid option,” Full said.