Located at Atwood Rawlins County Airport in Atwood, Kansas, Sunflower Aero Inc. was founded in 1975 by Gary Worthy as Sunflower Air Service. The name was changed in 1998. In The News... After returning from Vietnam, where he was an Army helicopter pilot, Gary majored in Aviation Management at Metropolitan State College in Denver, CO. Because the local aerial sprayer relocated Gary started the aerial spraying business to meet the needs of Rawlins County Farmers. In 1998 Sunflower Aero expanded into the ground application business. By offering both Aerial and Ground application Sunflower Aero provides a wide variety of goods and services to the farmer. Sunflower Aero offers application and sales of most AG chemicals and fertilizers, including bulk sales of some chemicals. Sunflower Aero always strives to offer the best prices and the best service possible. Customer satisfaction is always our goal. We realize there is a limited number of customers in our area and maintaining their trust is very important to us. We also offer: Aviation fuel sales, qualified instruction for Airplanes, Gliders and Helicopters, and Sunflower Aero's own brand of lawn fertilizer.
Customers whose wheat received a treatment of fungicide from Sunflower Aero in 2007 averaged from 10-20 bushel increase in yield in a nonscientific survey. Cost of spraying may be less expensive than the above mentioned prices unless there is a price increase in fungicides. There is a rumor that fungicides may be in short supply this year. This is a good reason to get your name on our list. Remember there is no obligation to spray. We will use this list for planning purposes only...Call Gary For Details. Kansas State University Leaf Rust Update Please take a look at the report and the picture from Ned Tisserat. It talks about Wheat Viruses they are seeing this season so far. The report also mentions rusts and over the next couple of weeks fields need to be monitored closely for WSM as well as rusts moving into the area. ......As always, if you have any questions please call. Fall Thistle Spraying - Click Here for Information Flyer It is getting that time of year when we should be making plans and booking acres for fall thistle spraying in pastures. Fall is a great time to take care of Musk, Bull, and Canada thistle. For some it will be a very busy time of year, and for others it is looked at as a way to get some acres out of the way with and not have to deal with them next spring or summer. As trees lose there leaves we can make applications to these areas easier, safer, and more effective. Once the soil temperature cools down, treatments can take place until the soil freezes or temperatures get so cold as to damage the plants. When sprayed in the fall with Dow AgroScience's Milestone, musk and bull thistle will be void on that acreage next spring. We find fall applications very effective! Musk and Bull thistle are biennial and annual thistles. The crop of thistle rosettes out there right now will be the same flowering thistles we see next May. While more thistles will likely come up all fall, winter, and spring, those acres treated with our residual herbicides will be clean next summer. Canada Thistle, as
an emerged perennial will also be controlled nicely when sprayed in the
fall. Wait until there is sufficient growth on this perennial, and
root control will be enhanced. Make sure to have properly identified
your thistles, as one native thistle present across the whole state will
require special attention. Wavyleaf thistle is also a perennial, but is
not currently growing. Treatments, if needed on this thistle, are
better when made in late April and May as it has emerged into a healthy
vegetative state. Fall musk and bull thistle: Spray 3 oz. Milestone/acre. Begin spraying as soil temperatures close in on 50F. Usually mid October. Higher rates may be used on particularly problem areas. For tree areas, wait until all leaves have turned color and most leaves have dropped. Fall Canada Thistle: Spray 5-7 oz. Milestone after the plant has sufficient regrowth, usually 8-12" Use 7 oz for best long-term root control. Always add non-ionic surfactant at 1/4% v/v For Wavy Leaf thistle in the spring only: Spray 3-4 oz. Milestone when plants are actively growing, fully emerged, and bolting up to very early flowering. Usually in late April through May. The addition of 1/2# 2,4-D will speed and aid control on this species. Applications made prior to emergence on this perennial do not work. Applications made after full flowering have no purpose. Slow Release Nitrogen
Slow Release Nitrogen
Dramatically Increases Yields In Corn, Milo, Sunflowers & Soybeans!
Our foliar fertilizer is a
slow release form of nitrogen that has been developed to feed plants
as they need it! It will not volatize or burn plant leaves!
Optimum application times:
Plus it can also be mixed
with fungicides and herbicides!
Sunflower Aero Lawn Fertilizer Specially formulated for Atwood and Rawlins County lawns. Available in 20 pound bags which can cover up to 5000 square feet of lawn. Use every six weeks from early spring to late fall for a lusher healthier lawn with a strong root system. A proven product already in use on many local lawns.
FORMULATION
25-6-0
25% Nitrogen
6% Phosphorous
with Sulfur, Iron, and Zinc
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