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 Texas producers are taking …
