Sorghum's popularity is growing in the United States, particularly because the grain is both non-GMO and gluten-free. “Those two buzzwords can generate a lot of steam,” Adam Schindler said.
In his 34 years with UNL, Robert Wright has observed greater winter survival of several insect species over the past 20 to 30 years. The corn earworm is one that could be moving in next.
In fall harvest, several newer headers aimed to be the head of the class.
"If we can boost many of those innate defenses, we can protect the plants from the majority of these insect attacks in a way that may be more durable and sustainable than current approaches.”
MACOMB, Ill. — At times farmers may want to use an alternative feedstuff to solve a problem — the need to a rotate a crop, or replanting after…
The question is…what are you going to do with the forage you’re about to plant? Whether farmers are grazing it or putting it up for hay could …
Nebraska Extension, Lallemand Animal Nutrition and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are hosting the fourth Silage for Beef Cattle …
U.S. farmers are growing more sorghum than they have in any year since 2015.
It can be a little tricky to put up good quality hay from summer annual grasses like sorghum-Sudan hybrids, pearl millet, and forage sorghums.…
Summer annual forages such as Sudan grass, sorghum-Sudan hybrids and pearl millet planted this spring soon could be ready to graze. There are …
Although sorghum is known to be much more heat- and drought-tolerant than its close relative corn, the underlying reason for this difference i…
After more than 10 years of research and advocacy, sorghum producers now have the first opportunity to plant non-GMO herbicide-tolerant grain …
Sorghum exports to China continue to flow with the Asian giant making purchases in the first half of January of 1.7 million bushels for the 20…
National Sorghum Producers (NSP) launched a new podcast Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition. The spin off of the original Sorghum Checkoff Sorg…
SDSU Extension will kick off the second month of its Crop Hour series, with a week focused on field peas, sorghum and polycropping practices.
A Pennsylvania farmer hit a new dryland yield record in the National Sorghum Producers yield contest.
Like most of the Midwest, Kansas was hit with an exceptionally lengthy dry period this summer. Thankfully, much of the central area of the sta…
A sixth generation Kansas sorghum grower who is already raising a young seventh generation was recently elected vice chairman of the National …
Colder temperatures have already caused some freezing in the Great Plains and Midwest. What have those temperature done to the forages and how…
Silage production in 2020 is shaping up to be a bit more complicated than the previous two moisture-heavy years.
Scientists are working on ways to double the yield of one of the world’s most important sources of food, animal feed and biofuel.
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are re working on ways to double the yield of sorghum - one of the world’s most important sources of food, animal feed and biofuel.
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service crop progress and condition report for the week ending Aug. 25
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service crop progress and conditions for the week ending Aug. 18, 2019:
With farmers unable to plant corn this year, NuGen Energy is eager to take grain sorghum at its ethanol plant in Marion, South Dakota for the …
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