In general, these hybrids have yielded more but are coarser stemmed and higher in prussic acid at comparable growth stages than either Piper or sudangrass hybrids. They appear to have the greatest potential when used for greenchop. For pasture, they are only slightly more productive than Piper, and in early stages of growth they have a higher prussic acid content. Millets Sudangrass is generally superior to millet except in the cold, poorly drained soils of northern Pennsylvania. Pearl millet regrows after harvest, while German and Foxtail millet do not.
Japanese millet grows best in wet soils.
Millet is suitable for grazing, greenchop, or hay. Forage sorghums grow best in warm weather and should be seeded at a uniform depth of 1 to 1.5 inches on a well-prepared seedbed at least 10 to 14 days later than the optimum planting date for recommended adapted corn hybrids. Seed at a rate of 8 to 12 pounds per acre. Sudangrasses, sudangrass hybrids, and sorghum x sudangrass hybrids do best in warm weather. They should be seeded at a uniform depth of 1 to 1.5 inches on a well-prepared seedbed at least 10 to 14 days later than the optimum planting date for recommended adapted corn hybrids.