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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…

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 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…

Hunt Elected to NSA Board

Published June 18, 2024

Ryan Hunt was elected as an industry representative to the National Sunflower Association board of directors. Hunt is a technical service manager for FMC and is based in West Fargo.

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…

Act of God Contracts Remain Popular

Published April 9, 2024

Act of God contracts are a popular way of reducing yield risk for specialty crops with no futures market. According to National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken, Act of God Contracts allow farmers to lock in prices now for…

ND Oilseed Council Election Results

Published March 26, 2024

Adam Bettenhausen and Myron Dieterle have been elected to the North Dakota Oilseed Council and the North Dakota Sunflower Association board of directors. Bettenhausen farms at Wishek and Dieterle farms at Kief.

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…

Articles tagged under: National Sunflower Association

NSA Officer Team Elected

Sunflower Harvest Wrapping Up

Solid Quality for Sunflowers

Good Year for Sunflowers

Sunflower Progress Ahead of the Norm

Hunt Elected to NSA Board

Lower Sunflower Acres Could Provide Opportunity for Farmers

Act of God Contracts Remain Popular

ND Oilseed Council Election Results

NSA Priorities: Crop Insurance and Reference Prices

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