Definitely not canola, thats yellow. You'd know if you drive past a crop of canola in full bloom, beautiful yellow as far as the eye can see. A lot of it grown in western Victoria.
My brother, a farmer, allbeit a dairy farmer from Western Victoria told me it was sorghum. I came down that way last year and put the same question to him.
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Sorry mate, I interpreted your post as suggesting alternative answers. My post was quite genuine as I wasn't sure that they were the same, thanks you've cleared the air on that for me. (I'll be able to sleep tonight now )
Dah! Now I'm really confused. How did Milo get in the Sorghum? Or is that, how did sorghum get into the Milo? I saw a lot of that stuff last week, and a lot of other crops I couldn't identify. As the descendant of a farmer I find it frustrating. That sign on the fence for the tourists is a good idea. Cotton is the only one I recognised, only because of those little white fluffy balls. (Don't go there guys. Resist! Resist!) Those little white fluffy balls are everywhere. Some are still in the paddock on the bushes (Don't go there either), and some are on the trucks, but there are a lot on the road side.
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That way we'd know what we were helping ourselves to. Perhaps we should leave a note for the farmer suggesting the concept in Australia. Or...... we could write a letter to the editor in the farming publications.
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Dah! Now I'm really confused. How did Milo get in the Sorghum? Or is that, how did sorghum get into the Milo? I saw a lot of that stuff last week, and a lot of other crops I couldn't identify. As the descendant of a farmer I find it frustrating. That sign on the fence for the tourists is a good idea. Cotton is the only one I recognised, only because of those little white fluffy balls. (Don't go there guys. Resist! Resist!) Those little white fluffy balls are everywhere. Some are still in the paddock on the bushes (Don't go there either), and some are on the trucks, but there are a lot on the road side.
When I was a kid I really that the drink MILO was made out of sorghum because my dad always called it milo
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Its definitely sorghum and not anything to do with milo, I googled it. Milo is from malted barley. Sorghum is a different grain as per the photo further up on here.
Now we really do have a dilemma. We have a fellow GN called "Milo". I'm sure he's not made of malted barley, but he seems sweet. I think I'll stop now, while I'm still in front.
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Laughing out loud...meaning ( LOL ) after two red wines... its been so wonderful to read your banter its very nice ...my hubby Bry (Brian ) and i are about to set off on 10 - weeks to Far north QLD thats if it does not flood and then turn inland and cross to far west of QLD before turning into the top NSW and then head through the top half of NSW and head home to the hunter ....and i hope to chat along the way to you all...its lovely to read you stories ...
sorghum is only used for feed purposes in australia, cattle can put on 2 kg a day, you also have forage sorghum or sudax as it is sometimes called, it is cut for hay. canola is planted now, good for the oil and a break crop from wheat, it also puts nitrogen back into the soil. sorghum is harvested now or a little earlier.
Now we really do have a dilemma. We have a fellow GN called "Milo". I'm sure he's not made of malted barley, but he seems sweet. I think I'll stop now, while I'm still in front.
Don't know anything about Milo being made from malted barley but right now I'm having a drink of some stuff that is
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