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 ...

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency released its first round of data on certified crop acres for the 2025 growing season on Aug. 1, the numbers held a surprise for sunflowers ...

BISMARCK, N.D., July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- North Dakota's wide-open landscapes are about to come alive with color. Beginning late July and into August, thousands of acres of sunflower fields across ...

Muddy fields and greasy roads slowed North Dakota and northwest Minnesota farmers working in early November to get their corn and sunflower crops in the bin. Warmer temperatures during the first two ...

No matter the weather, Saturday, Aug. 5. 2023, is going to be a bright, sunshiny day in North Dakota. The National Day Calendar has recognized Aug. 5 as National Sunflower Day. National Sunflower Day ...

Celebrate the Blooms with Inaugural National Sunflower Day on August 5 For visitors planning a picture-perfect road trip for National Sunflower Day and beyond, North Dakota Tourism has launched the ...

Bee boxes sit to the west of Clark Coleman’s sunflower field north of Bismarck. Honeybees play a vital role in pollinating sunflowers, helping increase yield and quality. But up until now, the bees ...

BISMARCK, N.D. | Favorable weather last year helped South Dakota sunflower farmers rebound from crippling drought in 2012, while their counterparts in North Dakota struggled through a wet spring ...

North Dakota’s wide-open landscapes are about to come alive with color. Beginning late July and into August, thousands of acres of sunflower fields across the state will explode into vibrant golden ...

BISMARCK, N.D. -- South Dakota farmers can boast for the first time in recorded history that they are the nation's top sunflower growers, although producers understand those bragging rights aren't ...