Home Grown Seeds and Early Planning Equal Success for Sunflower and Canola
SD native Ryon Berry supports growers as they manage their own unique challenges on farm and is an expert on sunflower and canola and enjoys sharing his knowledge with growers to find the best solution alongside his colleagues at Nuseed.
“Nuseed has a knowledgeable and experienced staff, which is a resource to help plan where to best place the right genetics for the most likely challenges the farmer may face,” says Berry. One aspect in particular that makes Nuseed’s sunflower breeding program so unique is that it is based within the U.S., which many programs can no longer say, according to Berry.
“Nuseed’s sunflower seed is developed in the U.S., selecting for genetics that perform best in our environment,” he explains. “Many other programs have moved overseas but those programs are less able to select for what performs here at home.”
While Nuseed’s sunflower seed is bred for success, the grower must also have a strong plan in place – preferably one that is developed and implemented earlier in the season, shares Berry. “A lot of the most successful growers I have worked with plan their crop rotation and input needs before spring. Early planning helps reduce supply challenges and often results in less stress on the farm,” he says.
After a successful year in 2022, Nuseed has various projects in the works to further benefit its customers. “There are a multitude of exciting things that customers can look forward to from Nuseed in the upcoming months. We have a new high oleic Express tolerant sunflower hybrid that will be going into on-farm field trials in 2023. We are also offering opportunity to capture a market premium raising our Omega-3 Canola. And as always, customers can look forward to Nuseed working every day to service their needs,” he adds.
While this industry is far from an easy one, Berry believes that the reward outweighs those difficulties, particularly when growers have a strong plan and the support of Nuseed. “We face a lot of challenges in agriculture, but overcoming those challenges is what makes it so rewarding to be in this industry,” he says.
