Harvest Letter 2021
Fall 2021 Dear Friends, When I first moved to Kansas to work at The Land Institute back in 2012, I…
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New Roots International
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 regenerative agriculture.
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Chief Scientist Tim Crews Named Director of New Roots International Initiative, Search Launched for New Lead Scientist, Soil Ecology
The Land Institute has announced that Chief Scientist Tim Crews will become the Director of the New Roots International Initiative, effective…
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FFAR Funding Supports Research to Speed Development of Perennial Crops
To ensure a plentiful food supply in the face of future climate-related challenges, scientists must diversify food crops by domesticating…
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Rescheduled: An Evening with The Land Institute – Kansas Sierra Club
January 28, 2022 | 7:00 pm
Rescheduled! The Kansas chapter of the Sierra Club hosts Dr. Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of Ecosphere Studies at The Land Institute, to ...
Scientific Publications
Seeding date affects seed and biomass yield of Silphium integrifolium Michx. (silflower)
Abstract Silphium integrifolium Michx. (silflower [Asteraceae]) is an emerging perennial oilseed and biomass crop with potential to supply ecosystem services, but optimum seeding dates for establishment are unknown. Our objective…
Perennial groundcovers: an emerging technology for soil conservation and the sustainable intensification of agriculture
Integrating perennial groundcovers (PGC) — sometimes referred to as living mulches or perennial cover crops — into annual cash-crop systems could address root causes of bare-soil practices that lead to…
Development of whole‐genome prediction models to increase the rate of genetic gain in intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) breeding
Abstract The development of perennial grain crops is driven by the vision of simultaneous food production and enhanced ecosystem services. Typically, perennial crops like intermediate wheatgrass (IWG)[Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth…