Crunchy, salty, and sometimes even flavored, sunflower seeds make tasty road trip and sporting game snacks and great treats for many wildlife animals. Some people even use it as party favors or for a ...

A change of scenery can create a change in habits. When my parents moved from New Mexico to South Dakota between my eighth- and ninth-grade years, I went from an environment where kids used to chew ...

Hey birders — do you want in on a money-saving trick when it comes to buying your bird seed? It all comes down to the seed hull (or lack thereof)! Some of the words used to describe sunflower seeds ...

Turns out all that time you spent cracking (and spitting out) sunflower seeds was actually time well spent. These tasty snacking seeds are an incredibly nutrient-rich food that delivers some ...

Bags of sunflower seeds sitting on store shelves or sold at sports events may all look the same, but not to Joel Schaefer. He has been a sunflower scientist for almost 25 years and directs the hybrid ...

The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a species of the Asteraceae family. The plant seeds are edible, and manufacturers use them for foods and producing sunflower oil. As such, sunflower oil ...

Q. I can’t find good information on whether black oil sunflower seed hulls are toxic to grass and plants. I’ve had a bird feeder for years in my front yard hanging under a tree. I never bothered to ...

Sunflower seeds are harvested from the flower head of the sunflower plant. While the seed itself is encased in a black and white striped shell, sunflower seeds are white and have a tender texture.