Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is grown in various parts of North America, mainly for forage or cover crop (an estimated 1.5 million acres in the US/1). It can be grown throughout the US./2  In a previous message I briefly discussed the northern limits of pearl millet cultivation (trials in Quebec & Michigan's Upper Peninsula)./3 Here I'd like to focus briefly on what may be a more promising North American regions for its cultivation for grain: beginning with the southeastern US 

My impression is that pearl millet is already more commonly grown in the latter region than elsewhere. According to an article by Univ. of Georgia Extension, it "has a long history of use as a summer grazing and hay crop in the southeastern United States."/4 By contrast, main locations of proso millet, sorghum, and teff in the US are, respectively, Colorado, Nebraska, and Idaho,

About 20 years ago, a pearl millet hybrid suitable for grain production in the US was developed in Georgia./4 /5 A primary target for pearl millet grain was poultry diets, although the potential for use for human food was also mentioned.