…brands are adding sorghum to new product formulations every year. U.S. sorghum is traditionally grown throughout the Sorghum Belt, which runs from South Dakota to Southern Texas, primarily on dryland…
U.S. Grains Council Elects New Chairman
…sector director Charles Ray Huddleston, Texas Grain Sorghum Association, sorghum sector director James Raben, Illinois Corn Marketing Board, at-large director Charles Ring, Texas Corn Producers Board, at-large director Mark Seastrand,…
Mexican Ethanol Producers Set Sights on Sorghum
…Kansas and Texas. The trade mission, partnering with the United Sorghum Checkoff Program, gave participants the opportunity to tour facilities and learn more about the benefits of using sorghum as…
ADC Forms Farmer Advisory Board
…Advisory board members farm in seven states and raise crops ranging from corn and soybeans to cotton, sorghum, wheat and potatoes. This kind of diversity will help ensure that ADC…
Long Fight Ahead on EPA Atrazine Proposal
…lead to a de facto ban on the use of atrazine by U.S. corn, sorghum and sugarcane growers, but that decision is likely years away. Still, the draft assessment sets…
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…of commodities eligible for Farm Storage Facility Loan. Eligible commodities now include aquaculture; floriculture; fruits (including nuts) and vegetables; corn, grain sorghum, rice, oilseeds, oats, wheat, triticale, spelt, buckwheat, lentils,…
Johnsongrass Research Might Benefit Sorghum
Courtesy: UC ANR Johnsongrass research looking to find better management of the problematic grass might give researchers some insights into sorghum as well. Johnsongrass Research Might Benefit Sorghum Kearney Agricultural…
Insight from Johnsongrass Mapping
…better understand the weed’s capabilities and the genes that make Johnsongrass so resilient. Johnsongrass [Sorghum halepense] is closely related to sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], a healthy gluten-free grain, animal…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…cotton, rice, sorghum, oil crops, dry beans, potatoes, and sugarcane/sugar beets are forecast to rise by at least 1 percent in 2016. Direct government farm program payments are forecast to…
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
…It inhabits agricultural land, and other disturbed sites. Johnsongrass hybridizes with grain sorghum (milo). Under certain conditions, the leaves of johnsongrass (and sorghum) can produce toxic amounts of hydrocyanic acid,…
Commodity Classic Underway
…Checkoff on the topics of expanding uses for sorghum, the increasing popularity of the grain in California, and other topics. Sorghum at Commodity Classic Doug Bice – Sorghum Full Interview…
Commodity Classic Farmer-Focused Topics & Issues Sessions
…largest farmer-led, farmer-focused convention and trade show, produced by the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and the Association of Equipment…
Commodity Classic “Jazzed” to Welcome Agriculture Secretary
…National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. For more information on registration, housing and the schedule…
2016 Commodity Classic Teams with New Orleans Charities
…the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. For more information on registration, housing and the…