Planters are rolling in the sunflower growing region
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Planting of the 2021 sunflower crop is off to a good start with most states reporting planting progress at or ahead of the five-year average pace. Minnesota sunflower growers have made the most headway in planting this year’s crop. Kevin Capistran, Crookston, MN grower, finished planting his oil sunflowers the first week of May. He had to plant them at two inches deep to hit moisture but expects good emergence even without rain. However, Kevin, along with most growers in the Northern Plains would not mind if he got an inch or so of rain to get the crop off to a good start.
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