• What are oilseed presses used for?
  • Oilseed presses are used to separate oilseeds such as sunflowers, canola, and soybeans into oil and oilseed meal. Pumpkin or grape seeds and brazil nuts are examples of less common materials that can also be pressed for their oil in these machines. The oil extracted from the press is raw oil and can be used either as a food product or as an industrial product.
  • Are insects limiting the production of oil-seed type sunflowers in Texas?
  • Insects are often a major limiting factor to the production of oil-seed type sunflowers in Texas. In experimental plantings carried out by entomologists in Texas, as many as 47 different insect species were recorded visiting sunflowers. Some 14 to 15 of these insects were considered potential major pests.
  • How do you aerate oilseed sunflower?
  • Resistance of oilseed sunflower to fungal infection during storage at 10 percent moisture is equal to wheat resistance at 17 percent stored moisture. Aeration is essential, especially in the larger bins now available. Aeration may be accomplished with floor-mounted ducts or portable aerators.
  • What is a hybrid oil type sunflower?
  • The hybrid oil type sunflower is utilized as a source of high quality vegetable oil with the extracted meal utilized as a protein source in livestock feed. Hybrid oil types are also used in bird feed mixtures. Another popular use for sunflower plantings is a food plot for wild birds, mostly white winged and mourning doves.
  • Can a country elevator buy sunflower seed?
  • Since some country elevators will not purchase sunflower grain, arrange for a market before the crop is planted. Your seed supplier may be able to suggest some markets available to you. Birds can be a problem if sunflower fields are planted near a flyway or roost.
  • How to dry oil sunflower?
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