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Sorghum Field Day set for Blue Hill
Nebraska Sorghum farmers are invited to attend the 2010 Sorghum Field Day to be held Sept. 8 at Blue Hill, Neb. The event starts at 5 p.m. with a tour of the Hybrid Demonstration Plot located three miles south of Blue Hill on Highway 281, then one-half mile east on Highway 4 on the north side of the road. From Lawrence, the plot is located nine and one-half miles west on Highway 4. The plot is sponsored annually by the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association, UNL Cooperative Extension, the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board, participating seed companies, and agribusiness. This year's sponsorship also includes the United Sorghum Checkoff Program. "We'll have representatives from the commercial seed companies on hand to discuss their plot entries," said Kenneth Herz, NeGSPA director and plot coordinator. "Farmers will be able to see and evaluate field performance for themselves." "Sorghum is often grown in areas where water is limited due to its ability to be more water efficient," says Jenny Rees, UNL Extension educator. "This project, funded by the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board, is a side-by-side comparison study to quantify and demonstrate water uptake by three different crops--corn, soybeans and grain sorghum. The data gleaned from the project will help us understand crop water use under normal rainfall conditions." A dinner, featuring sorghum cookies for dessert, will be served at 6:30 p.m. The evening program will also include remarks by Bill Greving, Prairie View, Kan., chairman of the board of the United Sorghum Checkoff Program, to provide an update on the national sorghum checkoff. "The checkoff officially began in July 2008," stated Herz. "Producers will have the opportunity to hear firsthand what the program has accomplished and their plans for the future to improve the profitability of sorghum producers."
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