Additional Agricultural Information
Amaranth from its start as a plant has literally a worldwide population currently where there are varieties for greens, varieties for grain, combinations and even ornamentals. The Great Plains has seen a surge in this crop from Rodale Farms developed varieties.
Amaranthus retroflexus, or pigweed, is a wild amaranth species in the United States. The name derives from the plant's tendency to sprout where hogs are pasture fed. Although both the leaves and seeds are edible, pigweed has not been cultivated as a food crop.
The virtue of amaranth is that in light soils it will produce food under harsh and lackluster nutrient conditions much like the grain sorghum. It is a very efficient grain crop.
Read more about this topic: Amaranth Grain
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