The primary limiting factor in crop production across the United States and the world is water availability. Sorghum is well known for its tolerance to drought; however, one of the consequences of ...

In our earliest days of pioneer cooking and baking, the “big four” for forms of “sweet harvests,” which have provided sugar derivatives dating back to the days of the 13 colonies, are honey, maple ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scraps from sweet sorghum harvested for biofuel production enrich the diets of elephants, monkeys, parrots and other animals in Tucson' Reid Park Zoo. This holiday season, animals in ...

Beryl Ochieng has fallen in love with sweet sorghum stalks. The food and science masters’ degree student at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology has been turning the stalks, ...

In August, the Daping Moutai Organic Sorghum Base brims with the joy of a bountiful harvest, as continuous fields of sorghum don a golden hue. The heavy heads of the sorghum bow down, resembling a ...

When growers are asked which traits in sorghum need to be improved, standability is usually near the top of the list. There are currently several innovative studies going on in the United States and ...

Villagers in Nianshang make boards out of sorghum stalks on Nov 21, 2011. [Photo/CFP] The boards are made from sorghum stalks. [Photo/CFP] They were often used as covers for pots and pans. [Photo/CFP] ...

New England has a long-standing love affair with maple syrup, but below the Mason-Dixon Line, it’s all about sorghum syrup. Made by boiling down the juice from sorghum cane stalks, the golden liquid ...

And as dry spells become more common, why not grow the two crops that are drought-resistant and make nutritious silage from them if you are a livestock farmer to avoid reliance on maize? The products ...

sorghum seeds in a bowl - Michelle Lee Photography/Getty Images An underrated ancient grain, sorghum is a versatile, up-and-coming powerhouse ingredient in the kitchen. Forbes currently ranks it 5th ...