North Dakota’s history of sunflower farming dates back to the 19th century, when the Homestead Act of 1862 motivated Ukrainian immigrants to settle in the region.

North Dakota’s sunflower superbloom is underway. Courtesy of North Dakota Tourism. North Dakota is one of the nation’s top sunflower-producing states, using the cheery yellow flowers for ...

My 98-year-old great aunt always says that spring is here when the mesquite trees start to bud and the bluebonnets bloom. That works fine in Texas where mesquite trees and ...

Two fields near Mapleton, ND are 100% bloomed. A field in the Langdon area of Cavalier County will be blooming in 1-2 weeks, and the sunflowers are 10% bloomed in a field two miles east of ...

Jack Dura. The western prairie fringed orchid is seen blooming on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, on the Sheyenne National Grassland in North Dakota. The orchid has declined due to loss of its native ...