There’s a six percent increase in planted sunflower acreage in 2019 from one year ago. In the June USDA report, area planted is at 1.38 million acres. Also, growers in four of the eight major sunflower-producing states increased their acreage. Following the National Sunflower Association’s summer meeting in Medora last week, Executive Director John Sandbakken said there was good discussion on the crop. “The crop is in various stages. There are people still planting,” says Sandbakken. “Overall, the plants that have emerged look really good right now. If we can get the heat units the crops will really take off.”
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