Sunflower Circles Initiative 2024
2024 Initiative Goal
Sunflower Harvest, Drying & Storage
SUNFLOWER SUSTAINABILITY: Substance Behind the Seed
In sunflower grower surveys in the early 1990s coordinated by North Dakota State University, sunflower growers utilized between-row cultivation on an average of 70 percent of the sunflower acres in North Dakota alone. (Lamey, 1990). In 2019, the only between-row cultivation taking place is in organic production. The elimination of between-row cultivation has eliminated soil erosion from heavy rainfall during the production season.
In sharp contrast to the past, the nation’s sunflower producers utilized either no-till or minimum tillage practices on 80 percent of the planted acreage in 2019 (Buetow). This compares to about zero acres in 1990.
The Mystery Of Why Sunflowers Turn To Follow The Sun — Solved
… Researchers say the young plant's sun-tracking (also called heliotropism) can be explained by circadian rhythms – the behavioral changes tied to an internal clock that humans also have, which follow a roughly 24 hour cycle. A young flower faces east at dawn and greets the sun, then slowly turns west as the sun moves across the sky. During the night, it slowly turns back east to begin the cycle again.
For each New York borough, a different sunflower variety
Bronx - Cherry Chocolate
Queens - Lemon Queen
Staten Island- Tall Teddy Bear
Brooklyn - Earth Walker
Manhattan - Mammoth Grey Stripe
Hemparations, LLC is a member of the National Sunflower Association. The National Sunflower Association (NSA) is a non-profit agricultural organization working on problems and opportunities for the improvement of all members. Membership in the NSA includes growers and the support industry. NSA is an equal opportunity provider and employer without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or disability.
Did you know that sunflowers are not only beautiful but play a large role in regenerating our soil?
Sunflowers are preferred for crop rotations because they aid in long-term weed and disease management and provide biomass to the soil after harvest.
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