The Delaware-based brewery Dogfish Head partnered with the Grateful Dead on their new Juicy Pale Ale, a beer brewed with Kernza perennial grain, granola, and El Dorado and Azacca hops. This beer is now available at retailers nationwide, making it one of the most widely available products in the US containing Kernza. The Dogfish Head … Continue reading Kernza® Featured in New Dogfish Head x Grateful Dead Beer
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)
The KernzaCAP Year 4 Annual Report summarizes achievements, activities, and publications from KernzaCAP collaborators during the September 2023 to August 2024 project year. The report is organized by Objective Teams and addresses progress in each objective area. It was compiled by Project Manager Josh Kielsmeier-Cook and Project Specialist Evelyn Reilly. Please feel free to share—it … Continue reading Kernza®CAP Releases Year Four Annual Report
The agriculture and conservation organization American Farmland Trust (AFT) and solar energy company Sol Systems launched an initiative to advance the emerging agrivoltaics field through perennial agriculture by incorporating commercial Kernza® perennial grain production. This innovative project seeks to combine solar energy and agricultural production to support the long-term health of soils and natural resources … Continue reading Collaboration to Advance Agrivoltaics through Kernza® Perennial Grain
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
The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) hosted a podcast with AURI’s Business Development Director of Novel Supply Chains, Alexandra Ostlund, and Juan Medina Bielski, Malting Scientist at RahrBSG, to discuss the emerging use of Kernza perennial grain in the brewing and distilling industries, initial challenges that have been encountered, and the prospects of utilizing Kernza … Continue reading Ag Innovation News: Brewing and Distilling with Kernza
Kernza®CAP News is a newsletter that provides updates, stories, and events associated with the Kernza®CAP grant. You can read the December 2024 issue here. You can subscribe to Kernza®CAP News here to get future issues delivered straight to your inbox. Read the December 2024 Newsletter
The Kernza Annual Monitoring Program (AMP) is the first comprehensive grain testing and monitoring program offered by The Land Institute. The program is designed to: measure and report on environmental and nutritional data on a lot-by-lot basis, inform a voluntary grain marketing dashboard, develop a non-standard grain dockage and grading guidelines Learn more about the … Continue reading Annual Monitoring Program: Free long-term annual grain testing for Kernza® growers
Farmers and water conservation district staff in the city of Adrian, Minnesota, are planting Kernza®, native perennials, and cover crops near drinking water wells to reduce elevated nitrate levels in groundwater caused by fertilizer use for row crops. To address this public health issue and comply with the Safe Drinking Water Standard, Adrien Public Utilities, … Continue reading Adrian, MN Protects Drinking Water With Kernza and Native Perennials
