Researchers have developed a new formula to allow urban farmers to design their own "light recipe"—a combination of different colors of lighting that could help increase crop yields in vertical farms.

A historic first delivery of biodiesel fuel made from sunflower oil to the Schofield Generating Station on the U.S. Army base ...

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.

The discovery that sunflower seeds can develop without fertilization reveals a pathway to accelerate improvement of this crop — and potentially others.

Sunflowers are not a stranger to Southeast Nebraska. Gage County extension educator Paul Hay said many farmers will plant sunflowers after harvesting the winter wheat crop in late June.

After a sunflower crop has reached maturity, harvesting sunflowers presents unique challenges, particularly due to their top-heavy eastern tilt.

POWELL -- Northern Wyoming will see an increase in sunflower crops this summer after about 20 farmers in the Powell area signed on to grow the seeds for a Minnesota company. The Big Horn Basin is ...

If you've ever grown sunflowers and potatoes together in the garden, you likely noticed some negative effects. Here's why they shouldn't be grown together.

Nearby sunflower prices were unchanged at the region’s crush plants in the last full week of June as producers were busy ...

Sunflower protein delivers whey-level digestibility, lower carbon than soy, and fast-growing market demand — quietly emerging ...

Sunflower is a native plant in the High Plains region and as a result, sunflower insect pests are also native. These insect pests feed and survive on both wild and domestic (cultivated) sunflower ...