Collection: Sorghum

Sorghum is used for a variety of purposes. As a grain sorghum, it is used as food for people and for livestock and poultry. Grain sorghum is the fifth most important cereal crop in the world and third most important cereal crop grown in the United States. It is the principle food grain for more than 750 million people in semi-arid areas. Sweet sorghums are used for producing syrups and molasses (the plants are closely related to sugar cane) and grass sorghums are used for pasture and hay. Broomcorns are used to produce fiber for brooms. There are about 30 species in the Sorghum genus, some of which are raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents in addition to the South West Pacific and Australia.