Sorghum
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.
