A government-backed agricultural trial in eastern Turkey demonstrates that sorghum-sudangrass hybrids can deliver double the green forage yield of silage corn at lower production costs. With potential for up to three harvests per season, the crop provides livestock producers a viable pathway to reduce feed expenses.

Yielding approximately 5 tonnes per decare in its first harvest, a trial cultivation of sorghum-sudangrass hybrid in Iğdır’s Oba village has highlighted new opportunities for livestock feed optimization. The project, conducted on a 10-decare plot under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s program for activating agricultural land use, benefited from a 75 percent seed subsidy. Farmer Şahset Tınakçı noted that this second year of trial planting yielded high efficiency, adding, "It is more efficient than corn, and its expenses are lower than corn." Local officials plan to expand the crop's footprint across the region due to its suitability for local climate conditions and ability to yield up to three cuttings per season.

Iğdır Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Ahmet Tingiş emphasized the crop's financial and production advantages, stating, "Compared to silage corn, twice as much yield is obtained, and it is more profitable." Commercial representatives also project the hybrid to become a crucial revenue and cost-saving stream for regional livestock enterprises.