A quarter-century ago, more than 2 million acres of milo were harvested in Nebraska. This year, early reports show there will be only 390,000 planted acres — a 29 percent ...

With farmers unable to plant corn this year, NuGen Energy is eager to take grain sorghum at its ethanol plant in Marion, South Dakota for the first time since 2016. “If they can get milo in the ...

So that basically makes up for the difference in seed costs.” But in mid-July the basis for new crop sorghum and corn saw a $0.55 difference, Baldwin said, with sorghum having the advantage.

Milo eyed for ethanol production Sorghum can benefit farmers, the environment and the biofuels industry. BLAKE NICHOLSON Associated Press Aug 16, 2012 0 ...

Soybean planted acreage was estimated at 4.60 million acres while sorghum was at 3.20 million acres, with sunflower coming in at 55,000 acres, oats at 100,000 acres, barley at 14,000 acres and ...

Bloss says the future of milo or sorghum is good. He believes Nebraska will see an increase in acres in the state, partly due to some new hybrids available. He says there is more research going on ...

Seedling sorghum is most vulnerable, and 7 to 10 bugs per plant will cause stunting, poor root development, stand reduction and even the death of some plants.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated that earlier this year planted milo acres would reach 7.9 million in 2015, up 11 percent from the previous season. Kansas, which produces almost half ...

As he maneuvered through a rust-colored field of sorghum, Reno County farmer Kevin Rich recalled his first crop. It was 1984 and he was 16. His father, Marvin, let him farm a parcel of land and ...

MILFORD, Neb. (AP) -- Since 1980, Nebraska farmers have planted 80 percent fewer acres of milo, also commonly referred to as grain sorghum. That's despite a drought and water restrictions that ...

BISMARCK, N.D. - The federal government is on the verge of approving a grain mainly used as livestock feed - sorghum, or milo - to make a cleaner version of ethanol. Officials say the decision ...