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Fifth-generation farmer grows ‘resource conserving’ sorghum

Adam Schindler says sorghum, sometimes referred to as milo, has been part of his farm’s crop rotation since the ‘60s because of its resource conservation properties. Schindler – vice chairman of the U.S. Sorghum Checkoff board – tells Brownfield Ag News his southcentral South Dakota farm doesn’t get much rain. “Milo naturally uses less water and has been [sustainable] for decades,” said Schindler, during the recent Commodity Classic in New Orleans.

He says the crop also helps him deal with jumps in input costs. “Milo is always in my mix because of lower input costs, the seed costs mainly,” he said. “It provides a yearly profit potential because of the lower input costs and milo seed.”