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Natural ecosystems feature perennial plants. So does our approach to perennial grain agriculture.
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A group of 153 Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates wrote a letter calling for significant political and financial support…
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Stan Cox, Ecosphere Fellow, retired from The Land Institute on December 3, 2024. Cox served as a plant breeder from…
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As we approach the end of the year, I have been reflecting on the transformative work happening at The Land…
Read More about Harvest Letter 2024Research collaborators Takehiro Murai and George A. Annor from the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences analyzed the use of Kernza in fermentation and the…
Research collaborators at ISARA-Lyon in France conducted an analysis to better understand farmer needs related to Kernza production, including integration of the crop into existing systems, agronomic needs, and insights…
Nitrogen is an essential plant nutrient and is also linked to socioecological issues resulting from nitrogen-based fertilizer runoff from agricultural land to natural bodies of water and drinking water sources….
