It is the most versatile grain known to humans and is a storehouse of health giving nutrients. The wheat plants produces seed, called kernels. The kernels can be planted in the ground to grow more wheat plants. Or, the kernels can be ground into floor, which is used to make an incredible variety of foods we love, such as bread, cereal, pasta, cookies and much more. More foods are made with wheat than any other cereal grain and it is the most widely planted cereal grain in the United States.
Wheat is the principal sustaining grain for people over the world.
The wheat plant is very adaptive and is grown all over the world, from sea level to high altitude slopes, from coastal plains to near desert conditions. The world's top wheat producing countries are China, India, the United States, and Russia. Sorghum Sorghum is a stalk type plant which grows on poor soil as well as good. It is a member of the grass family and is grown for syrup or forage. It is sometimes referred to as sorgo.