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Category: Research Roundup

KernzaCon Showcases National Perennial Grain Community

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An article from the publication AgUpdate highlighted the recent KernzaCon event in Fargo, North Dakota, that brought together participants working on Kernza® perennial grain research and commercialization efforts across the United States. The event, which took place in early June of 2025, gathered Kernza researchers from a number of different disciplines and collaborating institutions to … Continue reading KernzaCon Showcases National Perennial Grain Community

2024 Kernza® Planting and Harvest Report Now Available

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The Land Institute’s Crop Stewardship Program released its 2024 Kernza Supply support this March, providing insights on planting, harvest, and management data from Kernza growers across several regions of the US. This detailed report incorporates self-reported statistics directly from growers related to total acreage, yield data, storage data, growing conditions, harvest products, planting intentions, and … Continue reading 2024 Kernza® Planting and Harvest Report Now Available

Kernza® Value-Added Uses for Malting, Brewing, and Distilling (AURI)

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In collaboration with private sector businesses and external research partners, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) released a report detailing Kernza’s uses and behavior in brewing, distilling, malting, and baking to support Minnesota businesses and beyond. The insights within this report are critical for developing strong supply chains and commercialization networks for Kernza to support … Continue reading Kernza® Value-Added Uses for Malting, Brewing, and Distilling (AURI)

Kernza for Fermentation and Nutrition: New Research from the University of Minnesota

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Researchers Takehiro Murai and George A. Annor from the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) analyzed the use of Kernza in fermentation and the potential for this process to enhance the nutritional qualities of the perennial grain, documenting their findings in the paper “Improving the Nutritional Profile of Intermediate … Continue reading Kernza for Fermentation and Nutrition: New Research from the University of Minnesota

New Research on Mechanical Termination of Kernza and Impacts on Soil Structure & Carbon

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Researchers from the University of Minnesota and The Ohio State University released a paper documenting the impacts of mechanical termination of Kernza stands on soil structure, soil carbon stocks, and soil CO2. This research provides new information about how the perennial grain crop can be terminated for subsequent annual crop production in rotations that enhance … Continue reading New Research on Mechanical Termination of Kernza and Impacts on Soil Structure & Carbon

“Putting Down Roots” Report Details Economic and Environmental Benefits of Continuous Living Cover Crops

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(Photo by Dodd Demas for Friends of the Mississippi River) A comprehensive new report titled “Putting Down Roots,” produced by Ecotone Analytics, Friends of the Mississippi River, and the Forever Green Partnership, lays out a realistic path to cleaner waters and more profitable farms through the use of continuous living cover crops such as Kernza. … Continue reading “Putting Down Roots” Report Details Economic and Environmental Benefits of Continuous Living Cover Crops

Kernza® as a Climate Adaptation Tool in the Arid West

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Research efforts from the USDA’s Western SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) in eastern Wyoming looked at the potential for Kernza® to serve as a future alternative to wheat production, help growers adapt to drought conditions, improve soil health, and sequester carbon in non-irrigated fields in the arid West, where water scarcity and land degradation … Continue reading Kernza® as a Climate Adaptation Tool in the Arid West

Kernza® Baking Quality Analysis

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Click here to see a baking quality analysis on Kernza® grain. This analysis was conducted by Linda Dykes, Ph.D, a Food Technologist at the United States Department of Agriculture.   Linda Dykes, Ph.D. Food Technologist United States Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area Agricultural Research Service Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center … Continue reading Kernza® Baking Quality Analysis

Kernza® Perennial Grain: Early Commercialization Timeline

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Kernza® Perennial Grain: Early Commercialization Timeline This timeline details the key events and partnerships of early Kernza® perennial grain commercialization. It begins with Kernza’s entry into the market and includes events up to 2020. Click here to see the timeline!

2021 Kernza<sup>®</sup> Call Series Rundown

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2021 Kernza® Call series rundown By Colin Cureton, Commercialization Team, UMN Forever Green Partnership A recent call series in February of 2021 for Kernza® Perennial grain stakeholders in the Upper Midwest covered a lot of ground in sharing the current state of Kernza® research, commercial activity, and Kernza®’s future direction. The calls were hosted by … Continue reading 2021 Kernza® Call Series Rundown