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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…
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Good Stand for Minnesota Sunflowers

Published October 28, 2024

Sunflower harvest is well underway for Kennedy, Minnesota farmer Tom Dowdle. “We’ve had to dry them a little bit. They’re coming off around 11 percent moisture and we're drying them to about nine percent.” Dowdle says the stand was good…
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Picture Perfect

Published May 17, 2023

A blooming sunflower field is a natural photo opportunity. That was celebrated during the North Dakota Travel Industry Conference. The National Sunflower Association received the Amplifier Award for Marketing Excellence. This award recognizes the North Dakota Sunflower Map which provided…
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Sunflower Report Updated

Published March 14, 2023

According to the 2022 Sunflower Crop Quality Report, U.S. sunflower production totaled 2.8 billion pounds this past year. That’s up 48 percent from 2021. North Dakota regained its top spot for sunflower production with a 1.3 billion pound crop. That’s…
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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…
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Innovation is Happening

Published June 29, 2022

USDA Agricultural Research Service Acting Research Lead Brent Hulke is focused on growing demand for sunflowers. During the National Sunflower Association Summer Seminar, Hulke told attendees innovation is happening with genetics. "What we're trying to do within our research unit…
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RMA Allows Sunflower Enterprise Units by Type

Published December 1, 2021

The USDA’s Risk Management Agency will allow sunflower enterprise and optional units to be insured by type under the sunflower crop insurance system. The National Sunflower Association said this will strengthen coverage options and make crop insurance a better risk…
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Sunflowers for 2022

Published November 17, 2021

National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken says sunflower harvest is winding down nationwide. "Producers are very happy with the crop and looking forward to next spring," Sandbakken told RRFN. "Many farmers that didn't plant sunflowers are kicking themselves and…
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