on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. Arden Barnes According to the University of Kentucky Extension Service, broomcorn is not corn. It’s a type of sorghum used for making brooms and whiskbrooms.
Technically speaking, sorghum is a flowering plant in the grass family. It arrived from Africa and thrived in the warmer, dryer plains climate because it needs less water to grow. Also called ...
Benjamin Franklin is credited with the first known record of sorghum in the United States, and even then the crop was recognized for its versatility. "I inclose you some of the Grain called Whisk Corn ...
A cereal grain plant in the grass family (Poaceae), sorghum (botanical name Sorghum bicolor) has starchy seeds grown for food ...
The six cereals included rice, millet, broomcorn, sorghum, wheat, and wild rice stem. The six animals were the horse, cow, sheep, pig, dog, and chicken. The six clears were water, thick liquid ...
It’s not the actual hobby of being a broomsquire that first attracted him as much as the genetics behind the making of the broomcorn, a type of sorghum, used to make the bristles of a broom’s ...
By: Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Sorghum silage can provide an alternative to corn silage, but not all sorghum silages are equal, according to two Texas A&M AgriLife ...
Successfully growing a sorghum crop in the High Plains takes planning and a willingness to learn. Brian Arnall, state Extension specialist with Oklahoma State University, said profitability should ...
Grain sorghums aside, other types, including grass sorghums, and broomcorn, are used for non-comestibles. "Sorghum is an ancient grain that is grown throughout the United States, including on my ...
According to the University of Kentucky Extension Service, broomcorn is not corn. It’s a type of sorghum used for making brooms and whiskbrooms. It comes in natural colors as well as purple and ...
The six cereals included rice, millet, broomcorn, sorghum, wheat, and wild rice stem. The six animals were the horse, cow, sheep, pig, dog, and chicken. The six clears were water, thick liquid ...