date:Jun 17, 2013
red corn that can tolerate cultivation further and further west in the High Plains. Corn yields more than sorghum lots more ( 123.4 bus per acre in the bad drought year of 2012-13 compared to 49.8 bus per acre for sorghum) and, for producers who only look at that factor, the argument is that they will make significantly more money growing corn than sorghum.
But Mr. ONeil said other issues affect the cost/benefit ratio of planting sorghum in dry areas. Water conservation is the main variable,