Sorghum
Little by little, farmers are getting the information they need to piece together their crop insurance coverage for the coming year.
When crop insurance prices are set March 1, zero in on your marketing plans. If prices come in higher than expected aim for higher marketing goals, whereas if prices come out lower be especially strategic when marketing.
Pay attention to the low-lying areas, sandier soils and no-till fields and scout soybeans to evaluate stands and determine final plant population, advises Missy Bauer, Farm Journal Field Agronomist.
Total U.S. sorghum acres are projected to reach 6.91 million acres this season, according to the most recent USDA Prospective Plantings Report. Acres could go even higher, as Kansas growers are just starting to plant.
U.S. farmers are poised to expand plantings of sorghum by nearly 20% this year, a far larger percentage than soy or corn acres, as sorghum is particularly appealing this year since it’s more resistant to drought.
Just this week, USDA confirmed U.S. sorghum shattered records last week, with a total of 33.9 million bushels of purchases. The total smashed the previous record set in August 2020 by 10 million bushels.
The COVID-19 forced more Americans to stay home. As a result, consumers opted to get a new pet, and that domestic and international pet food demand is showing up for sorghum producers.
Of 772 farmers surveyed, 522 said they wouldn’t change their crop mix, regardless of what they learned from the Prospective Plantings Report.
Read the latest announcements in crops and technology.
Grassy weeds in sorghum have historically been extremely difficult if not impossible to control in-season.
Corteva Agriscience is introducing four Pioneer brand sorghum seed varieties containing the new, non-transgenic Inzen trait this season in the High Plains.
Sorghum producers are enjoying strong demand once again. China’s purchases started to rebound in early 2020 and the demand story has been strong ever since.
When Winter squeezed the chemical trigger on a sugarcane aphid army, he didn’t know he was protecting bin-busting grain: the best sorghum crop of his life.
Here’s a look at what analysts are expecting for the upcoming growing season in 2021.
Letting growers take control of their destiny during challenging economic times
Corn output in China may drop for the first time in five years because of drought in the North China Plain, the country’s second-biggest producing region.
China just made a historic buy, purchasing 9% of the U.S. sorghum crop in a single week, but can the buying momentum last? Industry insiders say livestock feed needs are a positive sign of more purchases to come.
National Sorghum Producers CEO Tim Lust said in order to fix depresses prices, sorghum producers need markets. That includes both domestic and international demand. He explained to Tyne Morgan on AgDay.
China announced it’s dropping the probe into U.S. sorghum, as well as hefty 178 percent tariff. China’s Commerce Ministry determined the battle would affect the cost of living for consumers.
AgriTalk Host Chip Flory gets an update on exports with experts Joe Schuele from the US Meat Export Federation and Tom Sleight with the US Grains Council.
Where does sorghum grow? Mainly, the southern plains, correct? Over the past two years, an Idaho farmer has won the contest for the highest sorghum yields.
AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben caught up with one farmer who is deciding at planting sorghum. She talks to Tom Krull, a farmer in Constantine, Michigan and Zach Bolla, the Owner of Cover Crop Services, LLC.
USDA announced a new tariff aid plan that offers a single payment rate for all commodities.
Last month, the U.S. issued a statement it would be putting 30 percent tariffs on solar panels and washing machines imported from China. Less than two weeks later after the announcement, China is fighting back.
In spite of what we heard for months of sideways trading markets and media fear of being saddled long term by mountains of grains (especially corn), some real issues are surfacing.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announces the appointments of five members to serve on the United Sorghum Checkoff Program board of directors. Members will serve three-year terms.
Report: Kansas corn production forecast down from last year
Here’s the latest from the USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates: