b'And it appears farmers will have access to the seed they want. Sorghum seed supplies should be adequate for an increase in planted 2021 acres. Drew Porter, global sorghum portfolio leader for Corteva Agriscience, says the 2020 growing season in the U.S. was favorable for sorghum.Its too early to know final yields in our sorghum production fields, but our production plans typically are built to accommo-date an increase in demand for our leading sorghum products, as well as for unexpected circumstances, like weather or insect pressure, that may reduce our expected yield potential, says Porter. Were really excited about the future of sorghum.Long term, sorghum is in a positive position to exploit its strengths as a non-GMO, environmentally friendly and versatile crop. U.S. farmers want and expect value for that.Florentino LopezChris Sheppard, area agronomy manager with LG Seeds/Golden Restoration & Reclamation Acres Genetics, says they, too, anticipated more demand. Our Sustainable Landscapes production plan should be sufficient to manage additional needs. Interest definitely seems to be up among our customers, with grow-Pollinator Habitat ers starting to make sorghum seed buying decisions a bit earlier Conservation than normal, he says. Production quantity remains on track.Sorghum farmers also should be able to select from seed to Biomass address specific challenges. Cortevas breeding program is focused on identifying sugar-cane aphid (SCA)-tolerant markers. Researchers have collected more than 60,000 data points on SCA tolerance in the last three years and screen up to 400 sorghum hybrids each month for ernstseed.com tolerance, says Porter. Corteva hybrids with Protector technol-sales@ernstseed.com ogy show above-average tolerance to SCA and excellent yield 800-873-3321 potential.102/ SEEDWORLD.COMDECEMBER 2020'