Why are farmers changing to a forage base that was once based on corn silage?

By Amy Anstis, Senior Scientist, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland
October 10 2021 - 6:00am
A crop of grain white sorghum grown in the Gympie region (Queensland) ready to harvest.
A crop of grain white sorghum grown in the Gympie region (Queensland) ready to harvest.

In recent years, growing grain sorghum for silage has become a popular on-farm strategy across northern Australia, with an estimated 8-10 per cent of farms in Queensland now growing and feeding it to the lactating dairy herd.

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