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Opportunities for Sorghum use in the Poultry Industry Raleigh, 17 April, 2013. Chromatin Overview – Focused on Sorghum. 20+ million pounds of seed inventory produced and distributed annually Seed delivered to approximately 4 million acres each year
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Opportunities for Sorghum use in the Poultry Industry Raleigh, 17 April, 2013
Chromatin Overview – Focused on Sorghum • 20+ million pounds of seed inventory produced and distributed annually • Seed delivered to approximately 4 million acres each year • Developing sorghum for traditional and renewable markets
Crop Water Use L.R. Stone
Tipping Points for Yield and Economics Growing Season Water Supply Limited Irrigation Water Not Limiting Stressed Rainfed • Where is the yield tipping point? • How do economics affect the tipping point? • World vs U.S. cropping systems • How are we going to feed the world in the face of declining water supplies? • Chromatin is using this approach to target markets and product development No Water Sorghum Corn
Multi-year Studies in Kansas & Nebraska • Yield comparisons, n = 202: • Corn and sorghum hybrid tests at same location, KS, NE • Cropping-system or rotations studies with both crops in same year in same rotation • Production Costs and Returns: • 2012 Corn and Sorghum Cost-Return budgets, KSU, UNL • Localized costs and market prices used for each location
Economic Comparison Sorghum/Corn Price Ratio: 100% Corn yields where Economic Tipping point = 132bu/a
Economic Comparison Sorghum/Corn Price Ratio: 93%100% Corn yields where Economic Tipping Point = 110132bu/a
Gains made by corn breeding Price Ratio = 100%, Years: 1991-20012002-2011 Corn yields (bu/a) where Economic Tipping point = 146127 Benefit to corn breeding for drought tolerance
Opportunities for Sorghum Corn Yield (bu/a)
Chromatin Hybrids for Coastal Plains For detailed hybrid information visit www.chromatininc.com/seed.html • Keys to Successful Hybrids in this environment • Med to Med-Full maturity to capture long growing season • Excellent leaf disease resistance (MDMV, anthracnose, and Downey Mildew) • Excellent emergence as no-till and strip till are used • One or two hybrids with double crop potential