21 April 2026
Kacper Piechota is a farmer in Lubosz, commune of Kwirć, voivodeship of Wielkopolska (Greater Poland). He farms 180 hectares (50 hectares of sunflower, 30 hectares of sorghum, and 100 hectares of grains – rye, barley, and triticale). He has included sorghum among his crops in order to extend and diversify his rotations. From the […]
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21 April 2026
At the European Sorghum Conference, Markus Wiltafsky-Martin, Managing Director with Evonik Industries used the company’s world database to discuss the composition of sorghum and share the lessons learnt from large-scale analyses thereof. As a global benchmark company in specialty chemistry, Evonik Industries stands out through its expertise and its commitment to numerous industries, including […]
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20 November 2025
Whether they are researchers, breeders, industry operators, farmers, prescriptors or others, they all decided to invest in sorghum. And they tell us why. The video below is available with subtitles. Just click on the icon corresponding to your language, to activate them. Access all the experts’ presentations
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20 November 2025
With 235 participants from 27 countries, the fourth European Sorghum Conference organised in Budapest by Sorghum ID and the FNPSMS confirmed the industry’s vitality and growing attractiveness. European Success and International Opening Researchers, seed producers, industry operators, co-operatives, processors, and public institutions responded to the invitation to the conference and represented the entire value […]
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19 January 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organisation has declared 2023 as the international year of millets. Qu Dongyu, its Director-General, stated: “Millets are incredible, ancient crops of high nutritional value. They can play an important role and contribute to our collective efforts to render small producers more self-reliant, achieve sustainable development, eradicate hunger, mitigate […]
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09 July 2021
Sorghum is a low risk crop in terms of plant diseases and infestation. However, parasite attacks can still occur. Most frequently, there’s little pressure and no action is necessary. But it’s best to be aware of the potential risks and adopt robust protective measures. You’ll find our recommendations for successful plant health protection here.
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23 April 2020
Alexandre Calendreau is in charge of the Formulation Department at IDENA, a company whose business is formulating products for animal feed. According to him, if currently sorghum is not used more in animal feed, it is because there are still preconceived notions that no longer have a reason to exist, thanks to European genetics.
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22 October 2019
Farmers are unanimous: sorghum consumes little fertilizer and its good resistance to diseases and pests limits the use of plant health products. This is an asset for the environment and for economic results.
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