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• A bushel of grain sorghum produces as much ethanol as a bushel of corn
  
  
• 50% of all the grain sorghum produced worldwide is consumed directly by humans
  
  
• Forage sorghum uses about half as much water as corn to produce one (1) ton of silage
  
  
• Grain sorghum has been found by archeologists at sites originating as early as 8,000 years ago
  
  
• Pounds of water required to produce one (1) pound of plant dry matter:
  • Sorghum - 311
  • Corn - 375
  • Wheat - 532
  • Alfalfa - 904
    
    
• Some hybrid sudangrasses and sorghum X sudangrass hybrids can reduce nematode populations over 80% when plowed down as green manure in the fall
  
  
• Over 90% of a grain sorghum plant’s root system is in the top 24 inches of the soil
  
  
• Rule of thumb: Every one (1) bushel/acre of grain sorghum harvested requires 550 heads/acre harvested
  
  
• It requires 6,810 gallons of water per bushel per acre to produce a 125 bushels/acre corn crop
  
  
• It requires 5,498 gallons of water per bushel per acre to produce a 125 bushels/acre grain sorghum crop
  
  
• What Determines Yield in Hybrid Grain Sorghum?
  
  

  Factor	% Contribution to Yield
  Seeds/Head	57% (dryland)	40% (irrigated)
  Heads/Acre	12% (dryland)	32% (irrigated)
  Seed Weight	12% (dryland)	23% (irrigated)

• Tillage effect on soil water loss (inches of water loss)

• 33% of the world’s population will face water scarcity by 2025
  
  
• More than 900,000 U.S. farmers are members of ethanol production cooperatives
  
  
• Since 1990, farmer-owned cooperatives are responsible for 50% of the new ethanol capacity
  
  
• Overall, ethanol production adds $4.5 billion to the U.S. farm income annually
  
  
• Approximately 40% of the cars in Brazil operate on 100% ethanol. The remaining cars run a blend of 22% ethanol
  
  
• Since 1992, U.S. oil production has fallen by 17%, while consumption has increased 14%