Sorghum

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Nematode Management Using Sorghum and Its Relatives

K. Dover, K. -H. Wang, Z. J. Grabau, and R. McSorley

Sorghum and sorghum-sudangrass are often used in crop rotation systems in Florida. They produce a source of forage or silage for animal feed, and many cultivars are effective in reducing population levels of root-knot nematodes, which are key nematode pests in Florida as well as many other parts of the world. This article is intended to guide agricultural professionals in making decisions about producing sorghum and its relatives for nematode management.

Forage Sorghum

Joao Vendramini, John Erickson, Wilfred Vermerris, and David Wright

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for Commercial audience(s).

Silage Crops for Dairy and Beef Cattle II: Sorghum and Other Forage Crops

Marcelo Wallau, Joao Vendramini, Adegbola Adesogan, Diwakar Vyas, and Kevin Korus

This publication is a second article on silage crops for dairy and beef cattle that explores crop choices and agronomic aspects of silage production in Florida, from planting until preparing to harvest for sorghum, sorghum x sudan, pearl millet, and cool-season small grain silages. Written by Marcelo Wallau, Joao Vendramini, Adegbola Adesogan, Diwakar Vyas, and Kevin Korus, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, February 2022.

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Graduate Student Feature: Vicnie Leandre, Food Science

Jessie Erwin

A warm welcome to Vicnie Leandre, a graduate student pursuing her M.S. in Food Science and Human Nutrition. Vicnie is from Haiti and has been working on a sorghum-based pasta under the mentorship of her advisor, Dr. Andrew MacIntosh. While looking forward to her graduation this December, Vicnie took time out of her busy schedule […]

Precautions for Grazing and Harvesting Forages After a Frost

Kevin Korus

There are several warm-season forage species grown in Florida that can accumulate toxic compounds after experiencing stress conditions or frost. The toxins produced are called cyanogenic glucosides which are readily converted to prussic acid (i.e. hydrogen cyanide). Grasses in the sorghum family, Johnsongrass, shattercane, chokecherry, black cherry, indiangrass and elderberry are all plants capable of […]

Mandatory Dicamba Training March 16th

Chris Vann

Florida Mandatory Dicamba Resistant Crop Training Video – Lafayette County Extension Office Friday, March 16th from 10:00 am – Noon In a recent ruling from EPA, “Auxin Specific Training” is now required before anyone uses a dicamba herbicide on dicamba-tolerant crops. Any farmer that grows cotton or soybeans could plant varieties with dicamba resistance. […]

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