Positioning Sunflower in your Crop Rotation As with all crops, Sunflower responds to good management practices including proper rotation with other species. When positioning Sunflower in your crop rotation, some strategic thinking is required. Sunflower grows well under dry conditions. It joins Safflower as one of the...
Sunflower hosts a number of Insect Pests. You should be scouting for head infesting insects in your fields now. Red Sunflower Seed Weevils, Sunflower Moth and Banded Sunflower Moth can all damage heads as they flower and begin to form the seeds that you want to...
Growers should scout fields now to evaluate pre-emerge sunflower weed control performance and identify weed species and populations. Post-emergent applications are most effective when weeds are small. Control weeds post emergent in your Sunflower Crop. Post planting weed control especially for broadleaf weeds in Sunflower production...
Check your Sunflower Stand! Achieving the target population in Sunflower production is key to optimum production. Evaluate your stand Now that you have planted the crop it is critical that you monitor the plant population while there is still time to replant if needed. There are several factors...