The National Sunflower Association held their summer meeting in Spearfish, South Dakota this past week. The farm bill, bird food market trends and plant breeding were the big topics. “We’re trying to get additional funding at USDA for sunflower breeding,” said John Sandbakken, NSA executive director. “A lot of sunflower breeding is happening overseas so we want to increase the focus on hybrids that will work in the U.S.”
