Articles tagged under: National Sunflower Association
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…Sunflower Growers Hope to Beat the Change in the Weather
Published October 20, 2023
According to National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken, the initial sunflower harvest seems to be going well. "Guys are seeing way above average yields with good oil and good test weight." Sandbakken predicts that a lot of flowers will…National Sunflower Association Holds Summer Seminar
Published July 3, 2023
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,"…ND Sunflower Growers Elected
Published March 28, 2023
Scott Tranby of Cooperstown and Matt Swenson of Walcott have been elected to the North Dakota Oilseed Council and National Sunflower Association board of directors.Seeking to Fill an Insecticide Void
Published January 12, 2023
Researchers participating in this past week's Sunflower Research Forum are focused on developing new insecticides for sunflowers. "Sunflowers are one of the crops that lost the ability to use chlorpyrifos, so we're looking at potential new insecticides," said John Sandbakken,…Colorado Farmer to Lead National Sunflower Association
Published December 6, 2022
Tom Kirkmeyer succeeds Lance Hourigan of Lemmon, South Dakota as president. Chuck Todd from Onida, South Dakota is the first vice president and Josh Greff of Regent, North Dakota is the second vice president. Lacey Zahradka of Archer Daniels Midland…Sunflowers Drying Down
Published September 9, 2022
The sunflower crop has just finished blooming across most of North Dakota. National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken says the sunflower crop is drying down. "The crop has really advanced to that dry petal stage and into that R7…Sunflowers are in Bloom
Published August 9, 2022
National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken says the sunflower crop in the Dakotas and Minnesota is about one week behind normal. "The heat we've had lately is really pushing the crop towards maturity. If you look at the five…National Sunflower Association Seminar Comes to Grand Forks
Published June 29, 2022
The National Sunflower Association is hosting their Summer Seminar at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Executive Director John Sandbakken says the focus of the seminar is looking forward. "How do we improve our hybrids? What will be…