Fun Facts

Kansas is the largest grain sorghum-producing state in the US.
Sorghum is gluten-free.
One-third of the US grain sorghum is used for livestock feed.
Exports make up one-third of the US grain sorghum market.
Sorghum can be used as a high-quality aquatic feed.
Grain Sorghum is also called milo.
Grain Sorghum is one of the oldest known grains originating in Africa and India.
One bushel of grain sorghum equals 56 pounds.
It takes only 6 inches of total water (soil, rainfall, irrigation) to produce the first bushel of grain sorghum.
Sorghum heads have 750-1,250 seeds per head.
Sorghum can be used to produce packing peanuts.