Insight from Johnsongrass Mapping

Taylor HillmanPest Update, Specialty Crops

…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

DanAgri View, General

…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

Taylor HillmanPest Update

…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

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…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 Releases Mobile App for 2016 Event

Taylor HillmanTechnology

…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 Manufacturers. For…

Finding Commonality of Drought Tolerance

Taylor HillmanDrought, Water

…drought genes, where sorghum was domesticated in Africa there was just a huge amount of variation in climates where sorghum was grown in and sorghum was put under a lot…