sorghum

Grain sorghum, once a staple crop before being largely displaced by corn and soybeans, is drawing renewed attention as farmers and food producers look for drought-tolerant grains. Kansas City public radio reported on how the hardy cereal, long grown on the Great Plains, is being revived both for agriculture in a drier climate and for use in food products, with growers and researchers pointing to its low water needs as a reason to plant more of it.

More American farmers are showing interest in sorghum, a drought-tolerant grain also known as milo, and the crop is poised to expand across the United States. Reporting by Michael Marks for Harvest Public Media notes the expansion depends partly on whether American consumers start eating more of the grain. With water scarcity and erratic weather challenging conventional crops, sorghum's resilience is drawing attention from growers.