Tag: sorghum

Sorghum plants grow in a line. They look almost like corn with large green leaves, but instead of a corn cob at the top, it almost looks like a flower made up of small brown spheres.

This grain could be an answer to drought-prone fields – if more Americans eat it

More farmers are showing interest in sorghum, a drought-tolerant grain. The crop is poised to expand in the U.S. – especially if Americans start consuming it.

U of I hopes a new greenhouse will be an incubator for bioenergy crops.

University of Illinois officials held ceremonial shovels Wednesday morning, for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction on a new greenhouse. It will open next summer in the Urbana-Champaign campus’ Research Park and be used for research into bioenergy crops.