Chris Reimer, Land Relations Research Manager at The Land Institute, is presenting at the Kansas Museum of History on July 10th to tell the story of the organization’s environmental history and its significance to the Salina, Kansas area and surrounding prairie ecosystems. Chris will also discuss The Land Institute’s 50-year-long efforts to transform agriculture with […]

Central Iowa farmers Caleb Akin and Noah Wendt are hosting a Kernza field day with Practical Farmers of Iowa on July 21, 2026, to discuss the benefits of Kernza® perennial grain, sunflower, and oats, and of organic agriculture, for achieving financial and agronomic sustainability. Attend the field day this summer to view their Kernza fields, […]

Join us for one of our monthly guided tours, where we host the public at our main campus for food, conversation, hands-on demonstrations, and an exploration of our facilities! Use the form below to sign up for the July 24th event. If you are unable to attend one of our guided tours but would like […]

Join the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute on August 5 for their alternative crops field day to view their collaborative test plots with The Nature Conservancy. Learn how Kernza® production and conservation practices, including prairie strips and agroforestry, can protect groundwater and the sensitive landscapes near East Troy, Wisconsin. At this field day, attendees can view […]

The Midwest Kernza® Farm to Mill Field Day hosted by Wisconsin’s Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, Rooster Milling, and the University of Minnesota’s Forever Green Initiative takes place on August 21 from 11 am – 4 pm Central Time. The field day will cover best management practices for harvesting Kernza, a tour of Rooster Milling’s facilities, […]

Join us for one of our monthly tours, where we host the public at our main campus for food, conversation, hands-on demonstrations, and a guided tour of our facilities! Use the form below to sign up for the August 28th event. If you are unable to attend one of our guided tours but would like […]

Artist Carolina Caycedo is showcasing her perennial-inspired art at WashU’s Kemper Art Museum between September 9, 2026, and January 4, 2027. Caycedo’s Plant Portraits (2021-ongoing) “highlight systems of reciprocity and collaboration between human and nonhuman entities, specifically the power of people and plants to care for and nurture one another.” Her work, which features Kernza®, […]

Join us for Prairie Festival 2026 in celebration of The Land Institute’s 50th anniversary in Salina, Kansas, along the banks of the Smoky Hills River! Engage with a weekend of speakers, perennial grain foods, artists, musicians, hands-on demonstrations, and more from Friday, September 25, through Sunday, September 27.  At this year’s Prairie Festival: 50 years […]

Join us for one of our monthly guided tours, where we host the public at our main campus for food, conversation, hands-on demonstrations, and an exploration of our facilities! Use the form below to sign up for the October 16th event. If you are unable to attend one of our guided tours but would like […]

Dr. Tim Crews, Chief Scientist and International Initiative Director at The Land Institute, will be a keynote speaker at the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute’s (MDPI) 2026 International Conference on Agricultural Sciences (ICAS). With its focus on Agroecology and Sustainable Systems, Tim will speak on The Land Institute’s perennial grain research at Session 3, Fertility Management […]