Shorter sunflowers for easier harvest: The 1986 herbicide breakthrough in North Dakota farming
"A North Dakota botanist has discovered that a herbicide can [stunt] the height of sunflowers."
October 31, 1986
On this day, The Tribune out of Seymour, Indiana, shared a post about making sunflowers shorter:
A North Dakota botanist has discovered that a herbicide can [stunt] the height of sunflowers.
[An easier harvesting experience makes] the crop more profitable.
[He] should write a book:
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A vibrant row of sunflowers in bloom, their large yellow petals and dark centers turned toward the light. The field is lush with green foliage, capturing the bright, cheerful essence of a sunflower crop.