A second contractor of hybrid sunflower seed production has pulled out of California in as many years, sending growers scrambling to find new seed-production contracts or replacement crops. Early this ...

The harvested acreage for sunflowers was estimated to be higher for North and South Dakota, which account for about 80% of ...

(CN) — Scientists in Argentina have trained honeybees to more effectively pollinate sunflowers — a method they believe can also be applied to increase pollination rates for other valuable crops in the ...

Birdfeed prices have skyrocketed. As with everything else, there are many causes. First, drought. Sunflower seed attracts a greater variety of birds than other foods, so what happens with sunflower ...

A new study on the costs and returns of producing hybrid sunflower seed in the Sacramento Valley has been released by the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Issues Center for farmers ...