Hybrid Grain Sorghum (Milo)

Grain Sorghums

Best Use: Human food market, livestock feed, food source and bedding habitat for wildlife.

Adaptation: Cool temperatures limit feed grain production for livestock in the Upper Midwest. Prefers slightly warmer temps than corn.

Management: Requires nitrogen fertility (up to 150 lbs N per year). Manage potential for prussic acid & nitrate build-up.

Planting Date: Late May to early July (soil at 62°F+)

Seeding: Drill 5-15 lbs/acre ½” to 1½” deep. Use high end of rate for broadcasting.

Forage Planting Date, Harvest Date, Yield and Quality of Annual Forages Crops

Influence of Planting Date on Total Season Dry Matter Yields of Emergency Forages

Additional Resources:

• Warm-Season Forage Grass Characteristics, Albert Lea Seed
• Alternative Forage Crops, Dr. Dan Undersander, Forage Agronomist at the University of Wisconsin
• Growing Millets for Grain, Forage, or Cover Crop Use, University of Missouri
• Video: Choosing the Right Summer Forages for Your Objectives, Albert Lea Seed