Dual purpose sorghum and LDP qualification

Dual purpose sorghum and LDP qualification

In the United States, sorghum is typically grown as a grain or forage crop. As such, sorghum breeders have developed varieties specific to each use. Brent Bean (Courtesy photo.) Grain sorghum, often referred to as milo, is typically grown for its seed, which is used in livestock rations, ethanol production and increasingly pet and human food. Forage sorghum, on the other hand, is grown for silage, hay or grazing for cattle and other livestock. …