A central Kansas farmer says sunflowers have been a bright spot in the multi-year drought.

Cameron Peirce from Hutchinson says the crop has a good root system and did well last year.

“In 2022, we harvested sunflowers next to fields where farmers grew sorghum that didn’t do so well. We felt good about getting income on acres that would have otherwise been un-harvestable.”

Peirce tells Brownfield he planted sunflowers in the last week and he will irrigate the crop.

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