Testimonials
The biggest gain I received from Leadership Sorghum was the eye-opening detail of the industry. The great leadership skills given during each session have not only made me a better sorghum farmer but a better community leader as well. There are a million reason why a producer or anyone connected to sorghum should participate in Leadership Sorghum, but they all come down to one thing, being a member and representative of a great team. Zack Rendel – Miami, Oklahoma – Class III
Being outside the traditional sorghum belt, I had great interest in learning about the crop first hand. Leadership Sorghum provided me the knowledge to become more confident in my choices on my own operation along with helping others in my area brand new to growing the crop. Joe Krippner – Kimball, Minnesota – Class III
If you grow sorghum you should know every part of the business. This program will show you from the breeding all the way to getting it to another country. It is a very exciting process to learn everything. Jesse Wyrill – Kirwin, Kansas – Class II
I think that as farmers we need to be more engaged in our production, informing the public and in leadership. I think that this type of a program is essential to building more understanding, more leadership and as farmers doing a better job of promoting our business to the public. Kent Martin – Carmen, Oklahoma – Class II
Leadership Sorghum has provided me the ability to expand my horizon in the sorghum industry. I have enjoyed presentations from seed geneticist, plant breeders, U.S. Congressman, international grain buyers and many more experts in their fields. Without being a part of this group, I would have never had the pleasure of doing this. The other 14 class members have been one of the most enjoyable parts of Leadership Sorghum. Being able to talk about different farming practices, marketing, and much more has been great. I have enjoyed being surrounded by motivated, like minded producers. The whole experience has been refreshing to me. Mike Baker - Trenton, Nebraska - Class I
Leadership Sorghum gave me a whole new understanding of sorghum, not only in our industry, but also as a consumer. I learned about many different uses for sorghum, and also the important role that biomass sorghum, and sweet sorghum have in our society as an energy and fuel source. I feel that sorghum has a successful future not only on our farm, but all throughout country since it is a drought tolerant, and water sipping crop. It will always be a profitable crop in our farming rotation. Josh Levin - Kensington, Kansas - Class I
