Sorgho Grain

Sorghum is truly a versatile crop that can be grown as a grain forage or sweet crop.

Sorgho grain. A natural sweetener created from juice squeezed from the stalks of a special variety of sweet sorghum. The plant likely originated in africa where it is a major food crop and has numerous varieties including grain sorghums used for food. Sorghum is one of the top five cereal crops in the world. The nebraska grain sorghum board ngsb exists to serve sorghum growers from the missouri river to the wyoming border and south dakota to kansas.

Commercial sorghum species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of africa and asia. One species sorghum bicolor native to africa with many cultivated forms now is an important crop worldwide used for food as grain and in sorghum syrup or sorghum molasses animal fodder the production of alcoholic beverages and biofuels most varieties are drought and heat tolerant and are especially important in arid regions where the grain is one of the. Sorghum can add a delicious nutty flavour and texture to your breakfasts salads or meals. Grass sorghums grown for hay and fodder.

Sorghum breeding best in class forage and grain seed varieties request product information sorghum is considered one of the indispensable crops in the world. Bicolor these plants are used for grain fibre and fodder the plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Sorghum grain is an excellent source of dietary fiber and a wonderful way to include the health benefits of whole grain food in a gluten free diet. Whole grain sorghum can be popped like popcorn into small white kernels.

Commercial sorghum is the cultivation and commercial exploitation of species of grasses within the genus sorghum often s. For many sorghum is a new food however it s been an ancient grain native to africa for many thousands of years. Popped sorghum is a low calorie nutrient packed addition to snack bars and granola or used as a garnish on salads desserts and more. It s small round and usually white or yellow though some varieties are red brown black or purple there are.

Today sorghum is grown and used worldwide and is australia s third largest crop. Other names include durra egyptian millet feterita guinea. Sorghum sorghum bicolor also called great millet indian millet milo durra orshallu cereal grain plant of the grass family and its edible starchy seeds. Our breeding program has developed a portfolio of both forage and grain hybrid sorghum seed varieties that consistently out yield commercial competitors in select markets.

Sorghum is an ancient cereal grain belonging to the grass family poaceae. We are constantly collaborating with producers industry partners public and private sector organizations to maximize opportunities for hard working nebraska farmers.