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The Agriculture Marketing Service of USDA issued a request for comment on Supply Chains for the Production of Agricultural Commodities and Food Products. The Land Institute and its collaborators submitted a comment, which can be found here.
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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.
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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.
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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
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In Kansas, a small team of scientists is working on what they hope will be the grain of the future. To the untrained eye, the long-stemmed, seed-topped wheatgrass looks quite similar to the normal wheat that sways in farm fields across the central U.S. But researchers at a nonprofit called The Land Institute, based in Salina, … Continue reading How Scientists Are Creating the Crops of the Future
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The work on Kernza® was highlighted this weekend in the Star Tribune. Click here to learn more about ongoing work to reduce nitrate levels in sensitive wellhead areas around Minnesota.
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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?
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This week, the Curt Bergfors Foundation announced The Land Institute has been awarded the $1 million Food Planet Prize for efforts to reshape the food system. The Foundation awarded a total of $4 million to four prize winners. The Food Planet Prize recognizes initiatives, organizations and individuals working to secure the world’s food supply while fostering a … Continue reading The Land Institute Awarded International Food Planet Prize
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IDEO has a new podcast entitled Food x Design and Kernza® perennial grain is featured. From the podcast host Sandeep Pahuja, this episode explores “Indigenous farming practices, ancient grains, and how regenerative farming might just show up on your plate or in your grocery cart.” Listen to the episode: “Old Ag, New Crops” to learn … Continue reading Old Ag, New Crops
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Many collaborators along the supply chain work together to move Kernza® perennial grain forward. Most recently, a coalition of researchers, farmers, educators, industry leaders, policy experts, and climate scientists was awarded a grant through USDA NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Sustainable Agricultural Systems program to scale the research, production, awareness and commercialization of Kernza®. … Continue reading Can the Climate-Friendly Grain Kernza® Finally Hit the Big Time?