Sorghum Production and Management Practices

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Sugarcane Aphids

Sugarcane Aphid A New Sorghum Pest in North America. A 2-page guide on sugarcane aphid distribution, seasonal occurrence, identification, management and damage.
Sugarcane Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae): A New Pest on Sorghum in North America. University researchers discuss this pest and the most recent research on it.
Sugarcane Aphid: Management Guidelines for Grain and Forage Sorghum in Texas Published in 2016, this guide offers specific management information including detection, identification, pesticide use and more.
Defense Against the Sugarcane Aphid, a detailed guide from the Sorghum Checkoff on identifying and managing the sugarcane aphid
Transform WG Insecticide Receives Section 18 Approval for Nebraska Sorghum
Be on Guard for Sugarcane Aphids in Sorghum

Forage Sorghum Grower Tips

Variety Test Plots

Nebraska Sorghum Board and Nebraska Sorghum Growers

Sorghum Profitability Seminar Presentations

2017 Nebraska Sorghum Symposium Video Presentations (on YouTube)

Getting to Know Sorghum — Brent Bean, agronomist with the United Sorghum Check-off Program
Managing Key Inputs in Sorghum Production — Rick Kochenower, national agronomist with Chromatin, Inc.
Reducing Input Costs in Sorghum Production — Bob Klein, Nebraska Extension cropping systems specialist for western Nebraska
Weed Control and Herbicide Resistant Weeds — Rodrigo Werle, Nebraska Extension cropping systems specialist
Weather Outlook for the 2017 Sorghum Season — Al Dutcher, associate state climatologist

2015 Presentations

How to Manage Sorghum for Peak Performance — Brent Bean, Agronomist USCP
Importance of Improving Soil Health — Dan Gillespie, NRCS
Limited Irrigation of Sorghum — Chuck Burr, Nebraska Extension Educator
Spotlight on Sorghum — Jesse McCurry, United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP)

2013 Presentations

Nutrient Management-N, P, Soil Testing — Charles Wortmann, UNL Agronomy & Horticulture
Sorghum's Crop Water Use Efficiency/Limited Irrigation — Jenny Rees, UNL Extension
Sorghum Feed & Forage Value — Karla Jenkins, UNL Panhandle R & E Center
Sorghum Checkoff Update — Barbara Kliment, Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board
Time to "Rethink" Sorghum Advanced Biofuels — Doug Bice, Abengoa Bioenergy
Weather Outlook-Will the Drought Persist? — Al Dutcher, Associate Nebraska State Climatologist
Sorghum Production Budgets — Roger Wilson, UNL Ag Economics
Focus on Pheasants — Nebraska Game and Parks

Related Resources

Additional sorghum production information can be found at the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Web site and YouTube site.
Sorghum Production for Maximum Yields—Kraig Rooseboom, Kansas State University Department of Agronomy
Cover Crop Effect in Sorghum-Soy-Wheat Rotation—Kraig Rooseboom, Kansas State University Department of Agronomy
USCP Central and Eastern Plains Production Handbook
USCP Eastern Forage Production Guide
USCP Western Forage Production Guide
Sorghum U Links

Crop Conditions Favorable; Progress On-Track or Ahead August 6, 2018

Crop condition was rated high in the July 6 USDA NASS crop report: with good to excellent ratings for corn, 85%; soybean, 84%; and sorghum, 84% Corn and sorghum maturity were advancing ahead of normal.

Figure 1. USDA NASS reported June 4 that 95% of the state's soybean crop had been planted and 77% had emerged. (Photo by Todd Whitney)

Crop Conditions: Corn 87% Good-Excellent, Soybean 86% Good-Excellent June 4, 2018

With recent rains, Nebraska's corn and soybean crops were faring well across much of the state. Corn condition was rated 78% good and 9% excellent and soybean was rated 78% good and 8% excellent for the week ending June 3.

Nebraska Corn Rated 83% Good-Excellent, Wheat at 67% May 29, 2018

With sun and recent rains, Nebraska's corn and soybean crops are faring well and slightly ahead of average crop progress for this point in the season, according to the June 4 report for Nebraska from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Market Journal on WASDE, Soil Sensors, Genetic Improvements in Sorghum April 13, 2018

In one of this week's segments on Market Journal David Holding, assistant professor of plant molecular genetics, provides an overview of new gene editing technology being used to enhance the nutritional value of sorghum and improve the digestibility of proteins.

USDA: Nebraska Corn Stocks Down, Soybean Stocks Up from 2017 March 30, 2018

Nebraska grain stock reports for corn, soybean, sorghum and wheat as well as national data for corn, soybean and wheat, as reported by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

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