blog posts Grant may unlock 9 million new acres previously unusable for energy crop production Dec 2, 2015 2:00 pm by Kathryne MetcalfCampus Life Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Team hopes to develop sorghum with a 40% improvement in Water Use Efficiency. “That means that we should be able to expand the growing area into regions that are currently too dry to produce a profitable crop.” Share on Facebook Tweet Email