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Articles tagged under: sunflowers

Athem Herbicide Approved for Sunflowers

Published March 30, 2020

Anthem Flex herbicide can now be used for pre-plant and pre-emergence applications in sunflower. This herbicide provides residual control of grasses and small-seeded broadleaf weed with burndown activity on emerged broadleaf weeds.
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Cooperstown, ND Farmer Elected to Sunflower Board

Published March 30, 2020

Cooperstown, North Dakota farmer Scott Tranby has been elected to the National Sunflower Association board of directors and the North Dakota Oilseed Council. Tranby replaces former board member Ben Vig and represents Barnes, Cass, Griggs, Steele and Traill counties.
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ND Sunflower Elections Taking Place

Published March 23, 2020

District elections for North Dakota county sunflower representatives are taking place. Bruce Speich of Sargent County has been elected to serve farmers in District 3. Voting members will elect a District 2 representative on March 25. On the ballot are…
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ND Sunflower Harvest Makes Progress

Published February 26, 2020

North Dakota farmers are also harvesting sunflowers. According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, 79 percent of sunflowers are harvested at the end of February. That’s an increase of 12 percentage points from January. Coleharbor, North Dakota farmer Paul Anderson…
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Sunflower Prices Continue to Climb

Published January 29, 2020

Nearby sunflowers prices have increased nearly $2.00 per hundredweight recently. Additionally, 2020 new crops prices have increased by $1.50 per hundredweight since last fall and are at six-year high. The National Sunflower Association says the overall price direction will be…
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Profitability Projections Vary by Crop and Region

Published January 10, 2020

According to the new crop budgets from NDSU Extension, the outlook varies widely by region and crop. Spring wheat is projected to be in the red for all parts of North Dakota except the northeastern corner of the state. There…
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Be Careful Drying Sunflowers

Published December 26, 2019

NDSU Extension Engineer Ken Hellevang reminds farmers to be mindful of fires when drying an oil crop like sunflowers in a high temperature dryer. "Sunflowers are notorious for leading to fires in grain dryers. Generally, the fire comes from accumulated…
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Additional Crop Insurance Coverage Approved for 2020

Published December 10, 2019

Crop insurance additions for sunflowers have been approved by the USDA Risk Management Agency. In 2020, farmers will have coverage for losses due to Sclerotinia bodies and dark rust in medium seed size varieties bred specifically for hulling. The additional…
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Lower Quality Sunflowers Being Harvested in 2019

Published November 19, 2019

Compared to 2018, the quality of this year’s sunflower crop in the Northern Plains is lower. A National Sunflower Association report shows an average test weight of 29.4 pounds, down from 31.5 pounds from last year. Oil content is also…
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Farmers Take Advantage of Warm, Dry Weather to Harvest

Published October 18, 2019

With warmer days, it’s time for combines to roll. Clark Coleman farms north of Bismarck. He says the sunflowers, corn and soybeans are still standing alright following the October blizzard. "We're fixing up corn choppers from 25 years ago to…
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