“Millet” as a crop grown for forage, hay or grain in the Northern Plains is a common cropping term. However, using the term “millet” can actually lead to some confusion. By definition, millet is a widely variable cropping group rather than an individual crop. The crop group worldwide is quite large, containing plants in several different genera, including Eleusine (finger millets), Panicum (proso and little millet) and Setaria (foxtail millets), the last of which are in the same genus as the weedy foxtails. Japanese millet is in the genus Echinchloa (IE: Barnyardgrass) and is a millet relative. There are even some minor crops in the genus Digitaria called “millet”. In our region, millet grown for crops can be broken down into essentially four sub groups- proso millet, foxtail millet (also called German foxtail millet, golden German foxtail millet or simply hay millet), and the less common pearl millet and now Japanese millet. The differences in the genetic background of these crops and the widely different growth habits of the crops make managing crop inputs like herbicides difficult.
09.16.2019 | Agtegra
Just weeks after its July grand opening, Ag Processing, Inc. (AGP) is crushing old crop soybeans as the region gears up for fall harvest. Agtegra Soybean Merchandiser John Borchers says a lot of grain is being hauled to the plant as producers clean out bins in preparation for...
As the fall 2019 harvest gets underway, five Agtegra locations will have newly added capacity available for producers trucking their grain into the system. Andover, Bowdle, Highmore, Kennebec and Wolsey are the sites of new grain bin storage.
09.10.2019 | Agtegra
"U.S. agriculture has been dealt a hefty blow by extreme weather over the last several years, and 2019 is no exception,” Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, said. “The scope of this year’s prevented planting alone is devastating, and although these disaster program...