1. Florentino Lopez, Executive Director Shelee Padgett, Field Services

2. Created in 2008 to serve the sorghum producers by conducting Research, Market Development and Education. Vision: Sorghum producers profit from a progressive, competitive and adaptive industry. Mission: USCP commits to efficiently invest checkoff dollars to increase producer profitability and enhance the sorghum industry. Checkoff History

3. Promoting Producer Profitability

4. Production, Supply & Demand 2009/102010/112011/122012/132013/14 Planted Acres (M Ac) 6.635.45.486.247.62 Production (M Bu) 383345214247 Total Supply (M Bu) 438387242273 Domestic Demand (M Bu) 231208156175 Export Demand (M Bu) 1661526380 Ending Stock (M Bu) 41272318

5. Market Distribution Exports = 26% Feed = 25% Ethanol = 45% Seed = less than 1%

6. 15.6 Million Acres

7. 10.5 Million Acres

8. 9.2 Million Acres

9. 5.5 Million Acres

10. Domestic Demand Ethanol Food Companion Swine Poultry Cattle

11. Challenges of Sorghum Nutritional values assigned to the nutrients from sorghum in feed formulation software are outdated. Feed manufacturers will agree that feeds with added sorghum are more difficult to pellet. Access and supply of sorghum.

12. Feeding Sorghum Sorghum varieties grown in the U.S. are low tannin or 99% free of tannin. New varieties of grain sorghum are an excellent source of protein and energy for broilers, egg layers, turkeys and waterfowl. When competitively priced, sorghum can be used up to 70% in a broiler and layer rations and 55% in turkey rations replacing corn.

13. Let’s Compare Nutrient profile of sorghum is complementary to typical protein sources. Amino acid digestibility compares favorably with corn. Fat content (energy value) is slightly lower when compared to corn. Sorghum contains reduced quantities of yellow xanthophylls- possible market advantage for some. Similar processing requirements when compared to corn. Contains more protein than corn.

14. Sorghum Composition Ingredient Crude Protein Crude Fiber Ruminant Digestible Protein Ruminant TDN Poultry kcal/lb Swine ME kcal/lb Sorghum, grain 11.0%2.0%6.3%71%1,5051,470 Most recent studies show little to no significant change in nursery diets feeding sorghum. Tokach, Goodband; Sorghum Swine Feeding Guide Optimum particle size milling of sorghum enhances nutrient values in broiler chicks. Beyer; Sorghum Poultry Feeding Guide Utilization of sorghum in lactating dairy cows results in similar milk product. Brouk; Sorghum Dairy Feeding Guide Steam flaking for cattle feeding increases feeding value. Brouk; Sorghum Beef Feeding Guide Feedstuffs 2001 edition

15. Amino Acid Composition

16. Because sorghum is often grown where water resources are limited, sorghum production often requires fewer environmental resources. Excellent rotational crop for many parts of the country. Potential to source directly from farmers. Sorghum typically has lower input prices. Think Sorghum…Building a Local Market

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