Newer Roots for Agriculture
The journal Nature Sustainability has published a “News & Views” analysis article entitled “Newer Roots for Agriculture” by Jerry Glover, a…
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International Program
Igniting a movement to advance just and diverse perennial grain agriculture at a global scale.
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Ecological Intensification
Sunlight. Water. Soil. Microbes. Plants. People. The Land Institute brings them all together for sustainable farming.
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Perennial Crops
Natural ecosystems feature perennial plants. So does our approach to perennial grain agriculture.
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New High-Yielding Perennial Rice Sees Sustainability Success
New High-Yielding Perennial Rice Sees Sustainability Success Catalyzed by Global Collaboration and Knowledge-Sharing Approach Link to Globe Newswire Release November…
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Perennial Rice Success
New research in the journal Nature Sustainability, and a news article in NPR, detail the successful breeding and intensification of…
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Just Transitions to Managed Livestock Grazing Webinar
February 14, 2023 | 3:00 pm
In partnership with Grassland 2.0 at the University of Wisconsin, please join us for a virtual conversation overviewing the newly released report – Just ...
Scientific Publications
Breeding Intermediate Wheatgrass for Grain Production
This research paper details the improvement of breeding efforts with intermediate wheatgrass resulting from advances in molecular technologies, allowing scientists to focus on producing desirable agronomic traits to create an…
A social perennial vision for the North American Great Plains rooted in the resilience of a natural system-inspired agriculture
In the 2022 book Creating Resilient Landscapes in an Era of Climate Change, a shift to natural systems agriculture, which is modeled by indigenous agricultural practices and the diverse, perennial mixtures found in prairie ecosystems,…
Policy pathways for perennial agriculture
Recent research highlights the policy mechanisms and market developments that are necessary to catalyze a shift toward perennial agriculture systems that provide more substantial ecosystem services and greater climate resilience…