Milo, Grain Sorghum
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About Milo
Milo or grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is adapted for Kentucky but is not widely grown. Grain sorghum is an option for fields that tend to dry slowly in the spring and require later planting dates that are more suited to sorghum than to corn.
Grain sorghum is more drought tolerant than either corn or soybean, making it a viable option for fields that are prone to drought. Grain sorghum uses less nitrogen than corn and will produce similar yields to corn on marginal soils.
Grain Sorghum Production Issues
- AGR-1: Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations (pdf)
- Auburn Guide to Sorghum Production
- Kansas Guide to Sorghum Production | pdf
- Grain Sorghum Variety Trials in Neigboring States
- Illinois Grain Sorghum
- Missouri Grain Sorghum
- Tennessee Grain Sorghum
- Grain Sorghum Variety Trials (from Kentucky counties)
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Grain Sorghum Marketing
- West Kentucky Grain Marketing Project (Newsletter)
- ID-155: Grain Farming Primer for Landowners | pdf
- Grain Sorghum Key Topics, Economic Research Service, USDA
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Grain Sorghum Diseases
- PPA-10a: Kentucky Plant Disease Management Guide for sorghum| html | pdf
- Pesticide Labels, find the most recent pesticide labels
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Grain Sorghum Inects
- ENT-24: Insecticide Recommendations for Grain Sorghum (Milo) - 2003| html | pdf
- Pesticide Labels, find the most recent pesticide labels
Grain Sorghum Weeds
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AGR-6: Weed Control Guide Recommendations for Field Crops | pdf
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Grain Sorghum Harvesting and Handling
- AEN-17: Harvesting, Drying and Storing Grain Sorghum | html | pdf
- Harvest Aids in Sorghum - Texas A&M (pdf)
- Harvesting Grain Sorghum - University of Arkansas (pdf)
- U.S. Grain Standards
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