Sorghum
According to the USDA, 44 percent of the sorghum crop has been planted out of the top 11 producing states, which is five points behind the five-year average.
For the past several years, sorghum research has trailed that of corn and soybeans, but that could soon change.
For more than two decades, Commodity Classic has helped set the stage for the growing season. Farmers and presenters from across the country pour into one place with one goal in mind—to get ready for 2017. As attendance has grown, so has the event’s influence.
One of the keys to the sorghum industry is finding new demand and one of those new sources of demand might be the American consumer.
For the past several years sorghum research has lagged behind that of corn and soybeans, but that could soon change with technology advances. DuPont Pioneer partnered with the Sorghum Checkoff to improve sorghum breeding.
After a dicey planting season last year in Missouri, producers plan to return to their normal rotations by planting as many acres of corn and soybeans this year as they did two years ago.
Demand and increasing that demand both domestically and internationally may be the biggest topic of all among farmers this year. We discussed how to make that happen with the chief executives of each of the grain associations.
China drove a lot of the recent demand for sorghum, driving premiums as high as 20% above corn at times.
Renewed farmer interest in grain sorghum advanced acreage nearly 24% this year.
Researchers suspect steady rains and other factors may be responsible for a drop in a tiny bug’s infestation of a grain crop so far this year.
Louisiana is starting a program to honor farms, ranches and tree farms that have been in the same family for at least 100 years.
Sorghum has been part of Chris Curtis’ crop portfolio for the past several years. In 2012, sorghum was a standout on his Osborn, Mo., farm.
Farmers find new gluten-free market opportunities with this stress-tolerant crop
Farmers find new gluten-free market opportunities with this stress-tolerant crop
USDA’ s sorghum planting progress ratings for the week ended June 6.