Making sorghum syrup continued to be a Labor Day weekend tradition for Todd County Central FFA President Emily Frogue and her family.
Emily Frogue, whose SAE project in FFA is working on the family-owned B & B Farm, says sorghum making is a big part of her project. She says the sorghum begins with planting in the Spring.
click to download audioFrogue says they cut the sugar cane the week before Labor Day weekend, with the squeezing process the first part of the weekend.
click to download audioShe adds they typically produce quite a bit of sorghum from the cane.
click to download audioFrogue adds they spread the word about making sorghum on social media and typically have several visitors to the farm to watch the process.
click to download audioShe says the family enjoys keeping a tradition alive on the farm with the sorghum making. Emily adds the juice is squeeze from cane plants using an antique press that her father Brian purchased in Georgia a few years ago.
Photos from this year’s sorghum making by Jennie Watts
