Economy - Voice of America: Drought Kindles US Farmers' Appetite for African Grain Sorghum

Economy - Voice of America economy-and-business

Drought Kindles US Farmers' Appetite for African Grain Sorghum Aug 22nd 2012, 12:45 LINCOLN, Nebraska — As the worst drought in decades dries up U.S. corn supplies, some are seeing the virtues of sorghum, a crop that originated in Africa.  Sorghum, a cereal grain, is a minor part of the U.S. harvest today. But, as the climate changes, experts believe the drought-hardy food and fodder crop may become more popular. Walking through lush, green fields of sorghum, Nebraska farmer Fred Prokop  treads on ground deeply scarred by weeks of drought.  But he says the ... Media files: C4BA6CC6-1DE9-4B30-9E87-15048EA996E8_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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