John Sandbakken | Red River Farm Network

Standing Up for Seed Oils

Published April 24, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again agenda is gaining momentum. During the ag leaders’ roundtable at North Dakota State University, the region’s unique role in the production of oilseeds was discussed. "There's a lot of misinformation out on the internet…

Optimism for Sunflower Acres

Published February 24, 2025

National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken expects sunflower acreage to rebound from last year. "Right now, we're definitely in the thick of the battle for acres for 2025," said Sandbakken. "We were down about 40 percent to 45 percent in…

Sunflower Harvest Wrapping Up

Published November 18, 2024

The final stretch of sunflower harvest is underway with good yields and quality. Prices are indicative of the lower acres planted this year. “We’ve gained a couple of dollars (per hundred weight) just in the last couple of weeks,” says…

Solid Quality for Sunflowers

Published October 16, 2024

National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken is pleased with the early harvest progress. "We're about on pace with the five-year average, but ahead of where we were at this time last year." As for the crop quality, Sandbakken is…

Good Year for Sunflowers

Published September 16, 2024

Sunflowers are doing well this year despite being a little bit behind. National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken expects sunflower growers to have a decent year overall. “We kind of bottomed out in the market in March of this…

Sunflower Crop Behind Schedule, But Looking Good

Published August 1, 2024

Though a little behind schedule due to weather, National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken says this year's sunflower crop is looking pretty good. "It's a little behind right now. I'd say we're about a week behind normal, but the…

Sunflower Progress Ahead of the Norm

Published June 22, 2024

National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken says the crop looks very good. "Planting progress is going smoothly and we're ahead of the five-year average in most states." Sunflower prices remain resilient following two years of large crops. "The market…

Lower Sunflower Acres Could Provide Opportunity for Farmers

Published April 10, 2024

National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken is not concerned about the lower acreage numbers being reported for sunflowers for this year. "We've had two really large crops in 2022 and 2023. There is still quite a bit of seed…

NSA Priorities: Crop Insurance and Reference Prices

Published December 19, 2023

For the National Sunflower Association, the focus going into 2024 will be the farm bill. "We want to strengthen crop insurance and look at something that would increase subsidies so that producers could buy a higher level of coverage," said…

Solid Sunflower Performance

Published November 1, 2023

Mother Nature slowed down the sunflower harvest with the cold and snow. “Harvest is going to be a little more difficult this year," said John Sandbakken, executive director, National Sunflower Association. "We probably haven’t had a situation like this since…

Articles tagged under: John Sandbakken

Standing Up for Seed Oils

Optimism for Sunflower Acres

Sunflower Harvest Wrapping Up

Solid Quality for Sunflowers

Good Year for Sunflowers

Sunflower Crop Behind Schedule, But Looking Good

Sunflower Progress Ahead of the Norm

Lower Sunflower Acres Could Provide Opportunity for Farmers

NSA Priorities: Crop Insurance and Reference Prices

Solid Sunflower Performance

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