Sorghum: America's Next Biofuel Crop

On June 3, 2016, the Sorghum Checkoff announced a $500,000 investment in sorghum research, made at the inaugural Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA) program field day hosted by the University of Arizona and the Advanced Research Projects Agency- Energy (ARPA-E) at the Maricopa Agricultural Center in Maricopa, Arizona. The TERRA program, which is sponsored by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency –Energy (ARPA-E), will integrate biology, engineering and computer science into technological innovations that will facilitate advancements in agricultural productivity, crop yields, environmental stewardship and energy security.