Articles tagged under: sunflowers
SD Soybean Processors to Build Third Processing Plant
Published February 9, 2022
The South Dakota Soybean Processors will build a new soy and sunflower processing facility south of Mitchell, South Dakota. CEO Tom Kersting says the plant’s been in the works for the last few years. "We need approvals, permitting and things…Double Check When Using NDSU Nitrogen Calculators
Published February 7, 2022
If you are using NDSU Extension’s nitrogen calculators, Extension Soil Specialist Dave Franzen says double check crop and fertilizer prices. Confection sunflower contracts are currently greater than the maximum value of 30 cents per pound option included in the sunflower…Controlling Sclerotinia in Sunflowers
Published February 4, 2022
NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Michael Wunsch is studying sclerotinia in sunflowers. If conditions are right, it only takes about 18 to 24 hours of sustained moisture on a sunflower head to cause the disease. "How much disease you get is…Mixed Acreage Thoughts Ahead of Spring
Published January 31, 2022
Proseed District Sales Manager Dave Gehrtz is not expecting supply shortages to cause major acreage shifts. "The established farmers growing corn, wheat and soybeans are pretty much on track. Even though we're looking at fertilizer prices and rising input costs,…What to Plant on Last Year’s Soybean Ground?
Published January 28, 2022
Indecision remains in the new year as trying to decide what to plant in the spring. Based in Anamoose, North Dakota, Peterson Farms Seed’s Paul Bromley tells the Red River Farm Network there are many unknowns. "Farmers are wondering what…SD Yields Decline
Published January 13, 2022
South Dakota’s corn crop averaged 135 bushels per acre this past year, down 27 bushels from last year. Soybeans were estimated at 40 bushels per acre, down six bushels from 2020. Oil sunflower yields were at 1,600 pounds; non-oil sunflowers…Sunflowers Pencil Out
Published January 7, 2022
There is an acreage battle underway with the current price environment. Corn, soybeans and spring wheat are competing with canola, dry edible beans and other specialty crops for acres. Proseed District Sales Manager Dave Gehrtz is also getting calls about…ND May Have a More Diverse Acreage Mix in 2022
Published December 22, 2021
Martinson Ag Risk Management President Randy Martinson says southeastern North Dakota is expected to grow more corn next year. "When you get outside of that area of the state, there may be more barley, oats and dry edible beans. These…Rain Makes Grain
Published November 10, 2021
Coleharbor, North Dakota farmer Paul Anderson is done with corn harvest for the year. "Our later planted corn did the best when compared with the earlier planted corn," says Anderson. "We had a strange year. There was a dry period…