Call it an agricultural anomaly.
Amid the fields of amber wheat and rows of leafy, knee-high corn rise tall, gawky stalks peeking with yellow.
But, before these sunflowers can bloom and burst with color, men with machetes comb the rows and hand-harvest the flowers just as they’re beginning to open.
This is because these sunflowers, planted on a 50-acre patch by Crissinger Dairy Farms, aren’t meant for food or birdseed.
Within days of their harvest, the signature, colorful blooms are destined for supermarkets and other stores to be sold at a premium as fresh-cut flowers.
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