Sorghum Facts:


  • A bushel of grain sorghum produces as much ethanol as a bushel of corn

  • Sorghums are grown on about 100 million acres worldwide with the United States being the largest producer

  • The federal government has targeted sorghum as one of five dedicated energy crops for renewable energy production

  • Grain sorghum has been found by archeologists at sites originating as early as 8,000 years ago

  • Forage sorghum uses about one-third less water than corn to produce one (1) ton of silage

  • Some hybrid sudangrasses and sorghum x sudangrass hybrids can reduce nematode populations over 80% when plowed down as green manure in the fall

  • Over 90% of a grain sorghum plant's root system is in the top 24 inches of the soil

  • Rule of thumb: Every one (1) bushel/acre of grain sorghum harvested requires 550 heads/acre harvested

  • 33% of the world's population will face water scarcity by 2025

SORGONOMICS®

"The Economics And Agronomics Of Modern Sorghum Production"


This section is devoted to the economical production, processing and consumption of sorghum and its end products.  Hybrid grain sorghum and hybrid forage sorghum are important crops worldwide.  Understanding the production, marketing and usage of hybrid sorghum is crucial for sorghum farmers, sorghum processors and sorghum consumers the world over.  


This site will be continually updated and expanded to give hybrid sorghum producers a place to find the information required to remain a viable part of agriculture worldwide.


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Sorghum is used for:

Renewable Energy
Livestock feed
Pet food
Human food
Health food
Fuel
Grazing Hay
Green chop
Silage
Cover crop
Nematicide
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