Nebraska Sorghum

The latest Extension information on sorghum production and management practices from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Sorghum Profitability Seminar Presentations

The Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board and Grain Sorghum Producers sponsored Sorghum Profitability Seminars at Red Cloud February 3, 2011.  The following are PDF versions of presentations in the event that you were unable to attend or wanted a refresher.  Meeting Agenda. 

• Nebraska Checkoff Update/Public Forum for Q and A-Barbara Kliment, Executive Director NGSB
• Sorghum:  N Management, Planting Practices & No-Till-Dr. Charles Wortmann, UNL Agronomy & Horticulture
• Crop Water Use Efficiency of Corn, Soybeans, and Sorghum-Jenny Rees, UNL Extension Educator
• Market Dynamics for Sorghum-Dusti Fritz, Field Services Director, Sorghum Checkoff
• Long-Range Weather-What's Ahead?-Al Dutcher, Associate Geoscientist, UNL School of Natural Resources
• Land Values & Rental Rates: Sorghum Price and Production Cost Outlook-Dewey Lienemann, UNL Extension Educator
• Weed Management Tools & Managing Herbicide Tolerance in Sorghum-Dr. Mark Bernards, UNL Agronomy & Horticulture

2010 Presentations:

• Nebraska Checkoff Update-Barbara Kliment, Executive Director NE Grain Sorghum Board
• International Markets for U.S. Sorghum-Alvaro Cordero, Sorghum Market Specialist U.S. Grains Council
• Domestic Markets for Sorghum-Florentino Lopez, Marketing Director, United Sorghum Checkoff Program
• Weed Management in Sorghum-Randy Pryor and Duane Lienemann, UNL Extension Educators
• Best Management Practices for Atrazine-Paul Hay and Duane Lienemann, UNL Extension Educators (video)
• Converting CRP to Milo-Paul Hay and Duane Lienemann, UNL Extension Educators
• Converting CRP to Corn/Soybeans-Paul Hay, UNL Extension Educator
• Long Range Weather-What Can We Expect?-Al Dutcher, Associate Geoscientist, UNL School of Natural Resources
• Superior Forage Value of BMR Sorghum and Feeding Sorghum DDG's-Galen Erickson, Associate Professor UNL Animal Science
• Sorghum Production for Maximum Yields-Dr. Kraig Rooseboom, Kansas State Department of Agronomy
• Cover Crop Effect in Sorghum-Soy-Wheat Rotation-Dr. Kraig Rooseboom, Kansas State Dept. of Agronomy
• Water Use Efficiency of Sorghum Compared to Corn and Soybeans-Jenny Rees, UNL Extension Educator