Articles tagged under: sunflowers

Sunflowers Shine in a Dry Season

Published Yesterday

After a difficult growing season, Crookston, Minnesota farmer Kevin Capistran finished harvest on a positive note. "The sunflowers were a good crop to have in this dry season," said Capistran. "Maybe not a record, but a very nice sunflower crop,…
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Sunflower Harvest Coming Earlier Than Normal

Published September 11, 2026

>Sunflower harvest is approaching earlier than normal across parts of the Northern Plains. National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken says hot, dry weather has accelerated crop development. “We're probably about a week, maybe in some cases ten days ahead…
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Section 18 Emergency Request Granted in SD

Published July 9, 2026

The EPA has approved a Section 18 Emergency Exemption for the use of Vertento insecticide for sunflowers in South Dakota. The exemption is due to the level of pyrethroid-resistant red sunflower seed weevils. Vertento can only be applied between July…
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Sunflowers Gaining Interest

Published February 1, 2026

Proseed sales representative Jeff Hamre is fielding many calls from farmers this winter about maximizing yields without raising input costs. Acreage decisions are being finalized. "We know we're going to do this with 90 percent of our ground, but there's…
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Harvest Progressing in Western ND

Published November 3, 2025

Pioneer Field Agronomist Larry Lunder says October moisture slowed progress, but conditions have since improved. Yields are solid for both corn and sunflowers. Lunder reports sunflower yields ranging from 2,000 to nearly 3,000 pounds per acre, calling it a “strong…
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Above Normal Sunflower Yields Reported

Published October 21, 2025

National Sunflower Growers Association Executive Director John Sandbakken says the weather has disrupted harvest in some areas, but field activity continues. "We've had some rain delays here and there with situations like that, but yields right now are trending above…
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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…
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Acres Switch to Sunflowers

Published May 28, 2025

Sunflower planting progress is ahead of the five-year average in all major production states. National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken said sunflowers are finding their way into additional acres this year. "I've heard reports that our guys are switching…
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