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Minnesota Sunflower Council Re-Elects Dowdle and Smude

Published April 16, 2026

The Minnesota Sunflower Council re-elected Thomas Dowdle and Tom Smude to three-year terms. Dowdle, who farms near Kennedy, will represent Region One and currently serves as Second Vice President of the National Sunflower Association. Smude, who farms near Pierz, will…

Swenson, Tranby Re-Elected to Oilseed Council and Sunflower Association

Published March 30, 2026

North Dakota sunflower producers Matt Swenson and Scott Tranby were re-elected to the North Dakota Oilseed Council and the National Sunflower Association. Swenson, who farms at Walcott, is beginning his second three-year term representing Dickey, Lamoure, Ransom, Richland and Sargent…

Christensen Awarded NSA Gold Award

Published March 10, 2026

The National Sunflower Association Gold Award is being awarded to Guy Christensen, who retired after more than four decades in the sunflower industry. Most recently, Christensen was an account manager for ADM Processing, supporting the Enderlin, North Dakota crush facility.

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NSA Board Re-Elects Officers

Published December 16, 2025

The National Sunflower Association board of directors has re-elected its officers. Chuck Todd, a producer from Onida, South Dakota, was re-elected as president. Tom Kirkmeyer of Brighton, Colorado, will continue as board chairman. Josh Greff of Regent, North Dakota, was…

Wall Reelected to NSA Board

Published November 4, 2025

Jed Wall has been reelected to the National Sunflower Association board of directors, representing the hybrid seed industry. Wall is a field sales team manager for Nufarm. Previously, Wall was with Legend Seeds. Wall is based in Wahpeton.

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Record Sunflower Yields Possible

Published October 2, 2025

National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken said the favorable weather the past week has accelerated crop maturity. “We had the rain in mid-September and that kind of slowed things down a little bit as far as crop maturity, but…

Sunflower Association Backs New Farm Policy

Published July 17, 2025

The National Sunflower Association is praising the new budget reconciliation bill for including key provisions that benefit sunflower growers. “Overall, the big beautiful bill was a good package for sunflower. Our reference prices were addressed, loans were addressed, crop insurance,…

Skepticism About Sunflower Acres

Published July 1, 2025

According to USDA, sunflower acreage is up 38 percent from last year, but the total is still the second-lowest planted area nationwide since 1976. National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken remains skeptical. "I would say that I think the numbers…

National Sunflower Association Recognizes Steve Kent

Published June 30, 2025

During the National Sunflower Association Summer Seminar, Steve Kent was named the NSA Gold Award winner. Kent spent four decades in the seed industry, including time with SIGCO Research, Agrigenetics and Mycogen Seeds. In 1999, Kent was hired as president…

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NSA Officer Team Elected

Published December 17, 2024

Onida, South Dakota farmer Chuck Todd was elected president of the National Sunflower Association. Josh Greff of Regent, North Dakota is first vice president; Tom Dowdle of Kennedy, Minnesota is second vice president and Lacey Zahradka of Archer Daniels Midland…

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Minnesota Sunflower Council Re-Elects Dowdle and Smude

Swenson, Tranby Re-Elected to Oilseed Council and Sunflower Association

Christensen Awarded NSA Gold Award

NSA Board Re-Elects Officers

Wall Reelected to NSA Board

Record Sunflower Yields Possible

Sunflower Association Backs New Farm Policy

Skepticism About Sunflower Acres

National Sunflower Association Recognizes Steve Kent

NSA Officer Team Elected

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