The Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association and Grain Sorghum Board (NGSB) hosted its Annual Sorghum Cropping Profitability Seminar Thursday, Jan. 21 in Franklin, Neb. The program featured several speakers, including Alvero Cordero, U.S. Grains Council manager of international operations for marketing, and Florentino Lopez, U.S. Sorghum Checkoff Program marketing director. Cordero and Lopez discussed opportunities for U.S. sorghum in the global marketplace.

The Council serves as the marketing arm for the sorghum checkoff. “There are new and exciting things happening within the sorghum industry,� said Barbara Kliment, NGSB executive director. “The seminars are intended to share the latest news and production information to make sorghum production more profitable. Producers are always looking for ways to gain efficiencies and reduce risk while achieving top yields. This program is designed to provide farmers information they can apply immediately to their operations.�