The 2014 Sorghum Field Days will be held at five sites in September--Trenton, Sterling, Hazard/Litchfield, Orleans and Farwell.

Field performance of leading hybrids, new market opportunities and production practices are among the topics to be included on the program. The field stops include a plot tour with management information from the field cooperator. Sorghum seed representatives will be available to share hybrid information.

A meal/program will follow the field tour. The program, which will vary by location, will include ethanol plant representatives discussing new market opportunities and sorghum checkoff representatives providing an update on research and market development projects.

Eleven seed companies are participating in Nebraska Sorghum Field Days at five locations in September

Ag West Commodities is scheduled to provide a market outlook at the Trenton location.

Participating seed companies include Alta Seed, Arrow Seed, Channel Seed, Dekalb, Dyna-Gro, Fontanelle, Gayland Ward Seed, NuTech Seed, Pioneer, Richardson Seed, and Sorghum Partners.

Planning and coordination of the event is sponsored by the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board, Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association, Abengoa Bioenergy, Servi-Tech, United Sorghum Checkoff Program and industry groups.

Schedule and directions:
• Sept. 3, 5:30 p.m. at Trenton, Mike Baker Farm, located 4 miles north of Trenton to Rd 719; go west 1 mile, then south ½ mile, and west, again ½ mile
• Sept. 4, 5:30 p.m. at Sterling, Jim Erickson Farm, located between Adams and Bennet on Hwy 43; turn West on Pella Road (Pella Church) and go 1 mile.
• Sept. 16, 11 a.m. at Hazard/Litchfield, Seth Kucera and Bob Reissland farms; from Hazard, go 2¼ miles north on County Road WPA Sherman Avenue to plot sign at the field on the right
• Sept. 17, 11 a.m. at Orleans (dryland and irrigated), Duane Vorderstrasse and James Dunlay farms. From Orleans, go 1¼ miles northwest on Hwy 136, turn right onto county road at the plot sign
• Sept. 18, 11 a.m. at Farwell (dryland and irrigated), John Dvoracek farm. Off of Hwy. 92 at west edge of Farwell, go 2 miles north on Salem, 1 mile west on 15th Ave. and ¾ mile north on Tilden; turn left into field at plot sign at bridge