Abstract
Grain sorghum (milo) has been successfully produced in many areas of Kentucky and can be grown in alternating years with soybeans to replace corn in a crop rotation cycle. For most of the past 20 years, it has ranked fourth in production of all grain crops grown in the state and was valued at $1.16 and $1.53 million in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Rotating milo with soybeans can help control soybean cyst nematodes and other pests that suppress yield. It can provide higher yields than corn in dry years, especially on sandy soils. The feed/energy value of milo is similar to corn, so it has been used successfully in balanced rations for beef, poultry, and swine and as a feedstock for ethanol production (Hamman et al., 2001). In fact, the 2002 Farm Bill (USDA, 2002) encourages an increase in the production of grain sorghum because of its use as an ethanol feedstock and the current national interest in reducing foreign oil imports.
Publication Date
4-2003
Publication Number
AEN-17
Repository Citation
McNeill, Samuel G. and Montross, Michael D., "Harvesting, Drying, and Storing Grain Sorghum" (2003). Agricultural Engineering Extension Publications. 9.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/aen_reports/9
Notes
This revision of AEN-17 contains information based on the original publication written by Drs. H. E. Hamilton and O. J. Loewer, Jr., and published in 1973. These two Extension agricultural engineers were pioneers in designing facilities and providing educational programs that enhanced the adoption of grain drying and storage systems in Kentucky.