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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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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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A Strong Sunflower and Canola Crop

Published August 2, 2019

While canola had a rough start, the crop is showing signs of improvement over the last month. CROPLAN by WinField United U.S. product manager Mark Torno says flea beetles were a challenge at emergence. Fields that were treated in time…
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