Sunflowers: Beauty, Bees and Business

Location

Buchanan County Fairgrounds (formerly the East Buchanan Middle School) in Easton (301 COUNTY PARK RD N, EASTON, MO 64443)
301 COUNTY PARK RD N, Easton, MO 64443

Date

September 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Pricing
A registration fee is required for all participants.

About

Discover how sunflowers combine beauty, environmental benefits, and income opportunities for farms and small businesses. Participants will learn about sunflower history, production practices, pollinator benefits, cut-flower marketing, and the economics of sunflower enterprises in Missouri.

Topics include:

  • The history and importance of sunflowers 
  • Sunflower varieties and characteristics 
  • Growing sunflowers 
  • Pollination, bees, and wildlife benefits 
  • Seeds 
  • Sunflowers as cut-flower 
  • Missouri's cut-flower industry 
  • Specialty crop and small farm opportunities 
  • Harvesting, handling, and marketing sunflowers 
  • Economics of sunflower production 

Wednesday, September 16
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Buchanan County Extension Office
301 County Park Rd.
Easton, MO 64443

A registration fee of $10 per person will be charged.

Register online or call the Buchanan County Extension Office to register (816)279-1691.

* There is an alternative date and site for the same program if this one doesn't fit your schedule.

 Wednesday, September 23 - 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Andrew County Youth Building
201 S. Banyan St. Savannah, MO 64485 click here to go to that event Sunflowers: Beauty, Bees and Business - Buchanan

Whether you're a gardener, farmer, beekeeper, or entrepreneur, discover how sunflowers can turn sunshine into beauty, biodiversity, and business opportunity.