2006 National Sunflower Association Survey

Project Leader:Dr. Duane R. Berglund, NDSU Extension

Agronomist and Professor of Crop Science

Maps and Survey Points:Courtesy of: Dr. Jan Knodel, NDSU Extension Entomologist

2006 Crop Survey Teams

North Dakota Counties (31)Terry Gregoire, Scott Knoke, & Duane Berglund

Benson, Pierce, McHenry, Towner(North Central)

Greg Endres, Larry Charlet &Theresa Gross

Foster, Wells, Eddy, Sheridan (Central)

Jerry Miller, Dale Rehder, Lindsey Strand

Barnes,Stutsman, Logan, Kidder (SEC)

Larry Kleingartner, Roger Ashley

Burleigh, McLean, Mercer, Hettinger Grant (WC)

2006 Crop Survey Teams

North Dakota Counties (31)Kent McKay & Denise Markle Bottineau, Renville, Ward (NW)

Jan Knodel, Tom Gulya, Scott Radi

Grand Forks, Nelson, WalshCavalier, Ramsey (NE)

Max Dietrich, Cal Thorson Emmons, McIntosh, Sioux, AdamsStark in ND and Perkins, SD. (SC and SW

Minnesota Counties (2)Phil Glogoza & Carl Bradley Norman, Polk

Crop Survey TeamsSouth Dakota Counties (10)Dale CurtisBob FanningLee GilbertsonKathy GradyTerry HallMark RosenbergChuck ToddDavid Vander VietTom Young

CampbellEdmundsFaulkHandHughesHydeLymanMcPhersonPotterSullyWalworth

Crop Survey TeamsColoradoRon Meyer, Area Agronomist, CSU Extension, Burlington, CO

Counties (6)Kit Carson, Cheyenne, Adams, Kiowa, Logan,Lincoln, Bacca, & Weld

KansasJeanne Falk, Area Crops Specialist, KSU Extension, Colby, KS

TexasCalvin Trostle, Extension Agronomist, Texas A&M, Lubbock, TX

Counties (9)Finney, Grant, Haskell, Sherman, Stevens, LoganThomas, Cheyenne

Counties (6)Deaf Smith, Lamb, Hartley,Floyd, Cochran, Dallam

2006 Sunflower Survey

Only counties with 20,000 planted Acres or more

One field stop per 10,000 Acres Fields Surveyed in 2005- 146 Fields Surveyed in 2006 - 162

2006 Sunflower Survey- # Fields

North Dakota-84 Minnesota-10 South Dakota-34 Kansas-15 Colorado-13 Texas-6

T0TAL-162 Fields

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Incidence of Broadleaf Weeds ND/MN 2005 and 2006

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Incidence of Broadleaf Weeds South Dakota 2005 and 2006

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National Sunflower Web Site

The Narrative Report of the 2006 Sunflower Survey and other

past surveys can be found at the National Sunflower Association Web site:

http://www.sunflowernsa.com/growers/default.asp?contentID=125

Thank you!! Any Questions??