Twin Cities Public Television’s news show Almanac recently featured the Minnesota Kernza perennial grain story, including Jacob Jungers, Don Wyse, Carmen Fernholz, Bang Brewing, and Alexandria High School FFA.  

In a new article, the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper covers perennial crops, including Kernza® perennial grain. “Falling rain easily washes nutrients out of fallow fields and into nearby waterways. Phosphorus that flows with eroding farm soils feeds algae in Minnesota’s lakes; nitrogen seeps down into groundwater, fouling rural water wells… Nitrogen also travels farther down … Continue reading Year-round crops could reduce farm pollution in the Mississippi River

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  “Having new crops like Kernza, and improving upon them, is what needs to happen to succeed in the future with changing climate.” New article from the Star Tribune on adapting to extreme weather from the farmer’s perspective.

Agweek covers how Alexandria High School in Minnesota is planting test plots to help its ag students learn more about Kernza, which has been getting some buzz in recent years for its multiple uses as a forage, a grain that can be used in the kitchen, and a plant beneficial to water quality and the environment. … Continue reading High school breaks ground with Kernza test plot in Minnesota

You can now view the recording of this year’s Kernza® meeting. Click the link below to find all of the session recordings. You can also find the meeting agenda here. Kernza® Con22

This summer, farmers and research partners are hosting in-person field days across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Kansas to showcase Kernza breeding, production, processing, economics, ecosystem services and market development. The 2022 Field Day Press Release contains more information on each field day and the schedule of events. We encourage the public to register for a Kernza … Continue reading 2022 Kernza^® Field Days Announced

“Our crop was pretty much the only green field around that wasn’t irrigated,” he recalled. “It (Kernza) is very efficient, very hardy … we were quite pleased with how it was growing.” Canada’s National Observer covers the emerging success of Kernza® perennial grain in the Canadian breadbasket.

Kernza®CAP News is a newsletter that provides updates, stories, and events associated with the Kernza®CAP grant. You can read the May 2022 issue here. You can subscribe to Kernza®CAP News here to get future issues delivered straight to your inbox.

  PBS Wisconsin will air the latest episode of the series Around the Farm Table titled “Kernza in Wisconsin” on Thursday, May 5th at 7 pm CT. If you are outside the broadcast viewing area, the show will also be live cast at the same time on the PBS Wisconsin Facebook page at 7 pm and the … Continue reading PBS Wisconsin’s to Air “Kernza in Wisconsin” TV Episode