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Kernza farmers see a market for earth-friendly grain

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MPR News reports on the emerging market for earth-friendly Kernza perennial grain. The largest crop yet of Kernza was recently harvested. Research shows Kernza improves water quality by reducing fertilizer pollution of water, and it can efficiently store carbon in the soil, helping reduce carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.

Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative

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A new report from Pioneer PBS on the newly formed Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative, who has an eye towards marketing perennial crops — Kernza®, a perennial grain, to start — that also provide ecosystem services.

Scientists look to wheatgrass to save dryland farming and capture carbon

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Environmental news outlet Mongabay report – Kernza, intermediate wheatgrass bred by the Land Institute, is being planted in eastern Wyoming, where researchers from the University of Wyoming are uncovering whether the crop can help farmers stabilize and bolster their soils, while providing a profitable crop.

Introducing crops that benefit the land in the Upper Midwest

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Popular food podcast, hosted by Evan Kleiman, interviews cookbook author Beth Dooley as she advocates for crops that are nutritious and can regenerate the landscape, including her recipe for cookies made with kernza flour, a grain that is new to market and was in development for 40 years.

Intermediate wheatgrass returns fields to grass-like prairies of long ago

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Report from Minnesota Farm Guide details how a group of farm visionaries hopes to return a portion of the Great Plains to its former vegetation-covered glory through planting perennial crops. Guided by well-known Lac qui Parle County farmer and leader Carmen Fernholz, a dozen or more organizations are asking farmers to consider planting Kernza®, the first … Continue reading Intermediate wheatgrass returns fields to grass-like prairies of long ago

Can we drink our way to a healthier planet?

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Long Root Pale Ale, a beer brewed with Kernza® perennial grain is featured in an article from Grist Magainze. To learn more about spent grain, sustainable spirits, and Kernza® beer, read the full article here: Can we drink our way to a healthier planet?