Ceres publishes new grower guides for switchgrass, sorghum

In California, Ceres has published two new crop management guides that include the most current recommendations on the establishment, management and harvest of switchgrass and high-biomass sorghum.

Ceres sales director Frank Hardimon says the recommendations in the guides are based on results from the company’s extensive trialing network as well as its involvement in bioenergy projects.  “We’re finding that, generally speaking, growers are able to use existing methods and equipment to plant and harvest energy grasses, but there are important differences and some new best practices to consider,” Hardimon said. The free guides titled

Planting and Managing Switchgrass as a Dedicated Energy Crop, 2nd Edition and Managing High-Biomass Sorghum as a Dedicated Energy Crop can be downloaded here.