sweet sorghum

Sorghum Making Comeback to Rivers Region

John Walker — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:00:19 +0000

When most people think of sorghum they think of sorghum molasses, a contemporary of modern day maple syrup. But recent breakthroughs are changing sorghum’s role as a pancake sweetener.

Calloway County Farmer Trip Furches leans forward in his office chair as he explains why last year was the first time he planted energy sorghum and sweet sorghum.

KY Plants Uses Sorghum to Make Ethanol

Whitney Jones and The Associated Press — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:11:15 +0000

A Hopkinsville energy plant has helped a Tennessee sustainable feedstock producer reach an important milestone. Memphis-based Delta BioRenewables delivered a commercial-sized batch of sweet sorghum juice this month to the Commonwealth Agri-Energy plant. The plant’s machines that turn corn into ethanol are now using sweet sorghum for the same process.