# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Never-Quitters: An Evening with Howard Dahl and Friends - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Featuring music from Leoncarlo Canlas, a classically trained violinist, composer, and musical educator from Denton, Texas.About this EventJoin us for a special evening with entrepreneur, innovator, and agricultural leader Howard Dahl as he celebrates the release of his new book, The Never-Quitters: The E.G. Melroe Legacy, co-authored with Patrick McCloskey.For decades, Howard has helped shape the future of agriculture through innovation, entrepreneurship, and a deep commitment to solving real challenges for growers. His career has taken him from building groundbreaking agricultural equipment companies to working alongside farmers and partners around the world, always guided by a simple question he learned from his father: What are you doing that’s new?Held the evening before Autonomous Nation, this special event offers a unique opportunity to connect with one of agriculture’s most influential innovators before a week dedicated to advancing the future of agricultural technology.NEW: This event will feature music from Leoncarlo, past TEDxFargo speaker and classically trained violinist, composer, and musical educator from Denton, Texas. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/61508570-a55b-11f1-8990-5d04d231a2dd-rimg-w1200-h355-dce8e8e8-gmir.png About the AuthorsHoward A. Dahl is president and CEO of Amity Technology, LLC, of Fargo, North Dakota, a manufacturer of farm machinery. He has done extensive work in the former Soviet Union and was the honorary consul of Kazakhstan in the United States for 10 years. Dahl has served on numerous boards, including as the audit chair for the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank. Currently, he is chairman of the board of Astarta, a large publicly-traded Ukrainian company. Also, he is a member of the board of trustees of the Trinity Forum and serves on the board of directors of Emerging Prairie and of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He and his late wife Ann have worked to help rebuild Christian practice in former Soviet lands.Patrick J. McCloskey is an author, journalist and editor who served as the director of the social and ethical implications of cyber sciences and editor of Dakota Digital Review for the North Dakota University System. Previously, he served as the director of research and publications and editor of 360 Review Magazine at the University of Mary. Previously, McCloskey served as the press secretary for Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agrifood. He earned a BA in Philosophy and Political Philosophy at Carleton University and an MS in Journalism at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. McCloskey has written for many publications, including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Post, City Journal and New English Review. His books include Open Secrets of Success: The Gary Tharaldson Story; Frank’s Extra Mile: A Gentleman’s Story; and The Street Stops Here: A Year at a Catholic High School in Harlem, published by the University of California Press to critical acclaim. McCloskey consulted for the executive committee of the board of advisors for the Archdiocese of Chicago. He also served on the advisory board of the Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values at the University of Notre Dame. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/618b4480-a55b-11f1-8990-5d04d231a2dd-rimg-w571-h740-dcf89828-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wheatland/the-never-quitters-an-evening-with-howard-dahl-and-friends/100001996831902975 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Business, Art, literary-art, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-09-16T23:30:00Z - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Grand Farm Innovation Campus - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Wheatland - **state**: ND - **country**: United States - **location**: Grand Farm Innovation Campus - **lat**: 46.873693 - **long**: -97.268951 - **full address**: Grand Farm Innovation Campus, 3717 153rd Avenue Southeast, Wheatland, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Never-Quitters: An Evening with Howard Dahl and Friends - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/03a99ad8049f2f6372b9941e17ddc7c51be9dbddaf3cbf5d9ae72f854b8c1342-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1786100654 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Never-Quitters: An Evening with Howard Dahl and Friends being held? - **A:** The Never-Quitters: An Evening with Howard Dahl and Friends takes place on Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Grand Farm Innovation Campus, 3717 153rd Avenue Southeast, Wheatland, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Never-Quitters: An Evening with Howard Dahl and Friends? - **A:** The Never-Quitters: An Evening with Howard Dahl and Friends is organized by Emerging Prairie. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The Never-Quitters: An Evening with Howard Dahl and Friends", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/03a99ad8049f2f6372b9941e17ddc7c51be9dbddaf3cbf5d9ae72f854b8c1342-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1786100654", "startDate": "2026-09-16T19:00:00-05:00", "endDate": "2026-09-16T21:00:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/wheatland/the-never-quitters-an-evening-with-howard-dahl-and-friends/100001996831902975", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Grand Farm Innovation Campus", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "3717 153rd Avenue Southeast", "postalCode": "58079", "addressLocality": "Wheatland", "addressRegion": "ND", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "46.873693", "longitude": "-97.268951" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Featuring music from Leoncarlo Canlas, a classically trained violinist, composer, and musical educator from Denton, Texas.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-07", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-16T21:00:00-05:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-07", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/wheatland/the-never-quitters-an-evening-with-howard-dahl-and-friends/100001996831902975" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-07", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/wheatland/the-never-quitters-an-evening-with-howard-dahl-and-friends/100001996831902975", "price": 0, "name": "I'll Be There!" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Emerging Prairie", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/emerging-prairie/23128026", "description": "Emerging Prairie exists to energize communities." } ] } ] ```