Everything needs water to survive: people, animals, and crops. People seem to act as if we have an unlimited water supply. Although, this is something that needs to be considered sooner than we think.
Sorghum
The word ‘sustainability’ can mean different things to different people. In agriculture, sustainability has taken center stage when it comes to how farmers and ranchers plan to ensure the future of their livelihoods. Commodity organizations are increasingly tasked with understanding how the crops they represent can fit into the sustainability conversation.
Tim Lust, CEO at National Sorghum Producers, received the phone call of a lifetime. He then was able to spread the news with the rest of the NSP office and let them know their hard work has paid off. They were awarded a $65 million grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program.
The Sorghum Checkoff continues to seek ways to connect international buyers to U.S. sorghum. If seeing is believing, they hope to continue promoting the belief in the superiority of U.S. sorghum by providing buyers with opportunities to see their product – whether that be traditionally or virtually.
Agricultural commodity organizations manage to stay in cahoots with the Capitol through the use of computers and virtual communication.
“Her strength is, without a shadow of a doubt, her ability to communicate,” McBride said. “She has great researching ability and boundaries that are on all sides of the argument.”
Ten years ago, sorghum, an ancient gluten-free grain, rich in health benefits, was nearly non-existent on grocery store shelves. Now, sorghum is one of the top food trends of 2017. How did this grain known more for its use as a livestock feed, come roaring into the food spotlight?
The United Sorghum Checkoff Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Services are teaming up to […]
The National Sorghum Producers (NSP) and Stoller USA hope to show off sorghum’s yield potential by having growers compete in its […]