Texas producers find value in alternative crops

  • SUNFLOWER SEEDS’ high-oleic content makes them more shelf-stable and better for cooking and frying, but their monounsaturated fats retain healthy attributes. | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE
    SUNFLOWER SEEDS’ high-oleic content makes them more shelf-stable and better for cooking and frying, but their monounsaturated fats retain healthy attributes. | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE
    Texas farmers continue to find ways to add value to their operations through alternative crops like oilseeds and cover crop forages.Calvin Trostle, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomist and statewide hemp and alternative crop specialist of Lubbock, said markets may be limited for alternative crops like sunflowers, sesame, Sudan grass and canola, but ...

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