Sunflowers are a significant economic asset in the Dakotas, and a new festival in Highmore, South Dakota, aims to highlight the importance of this key crop. Sunflowers are not only recognized for ...
SUGARLOAF TWP. — Sunflowers are popping up this fall, bathing fields here in yellow. Besides adding color, sunflowers enrich soil and sustain bees, butterflies and other pollinators on fields where ...
Companion planting is a clever way to get plants to work together to protect each other from pests and diseases and create a more ideal growing environment. While you might typically think of ...
North and South Dakota are home to nearly 20 different crops, where agriculture is the backbone of the states.
Sunflowers, canola and dry edible bean crops have banner year Optimal weather conditions during the 2022 growing season appear to have yielded many farmers across the northern Plains and Montana ...
The discovery that sunflower seeds can develop without fertilization reveals a pathway to accelerate improvement of this crop — and potentially others. When genetically different varieties of plants ...
Double-cropping after wheat harvest can be a high-risk venture for grain crops. The remaining growing season is relatively ...