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Fields of grain sorghum aka milo as far as the eye can see. Cotton, milo, feed corn everywhere.

Sorghum gets used for a lot of stuff but the sorghum grown here is mostly used as feed for cattle and pigs, biomass for renewable diesel and biodiesel, and ethanol production for fuel adultering.

This particular part of the field is a week or so out from being harvested. It's still too orange/rusty looking. It'll turn a red/purple hue when it's fully ready. Corn was harvested last month. Cotton is probably next month. Most of the fields will go fallow until next summer but some of the currently fallow fields will get some cotton, Milo, or corn planted. It's hot enough here we have two growing seasons.

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[-] JDvecna@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

Already harvesting corn? I'm much further north, around the 45° parallel, and the algo feeds me corn updates. It sounded like MN, IA, IL farmers planted around late May/early June. I've heard "knee high by fourth of July" as far as growth pacing. One of my cornstalks is about 6' and has an ear ripening; I think I planted it 5/15 (couldn't wait). Interesting that down in Texas they've already harvested

[-] microfiche@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I found a random field of dent corn that didn't get processed I think. Doesn't really look like stover but I couldn't make out ears in there anywhere. It might be a small patch of sweet corn. I know it doesn't really matter or whatever but I saw it and thought of this post for some reason so here we are.

Sorry.

[-] JDvecna@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago

Thank you for following up; interesting stuff. Dent corn is usually animal feed? Or at least, not eaten for the kernel?

[-] microfiche@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Oh yeah, it's been harvested and the earth turned over already. Corn goes in the ground at the end of February or very early march at latest. They'll get a second round of corn in the ground, too. It's hot here til Oct/Nov dependably.

ETA I'm 27th parallel

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