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The Future of The Land | Fred Iutzi

2016 Prairie Festival

Fred Iutzi, who took the reins as president of The Land Institute beginning on Oct. 1, 2016, explains how he sees the future of our work.

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Saving the Pint: How Beer Makers Adapt to Climate Change

Climate Central did a walkthrough of Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon to understand how Kernza® beer and drought-resilient hops varieties are two ways that Deschutes...

Wes Jackson with eastern gamma grass

Oral History of Wes Jackson

In this March 2024 interview for the Kansas Oral History Project, conducted by Rex Buchanan, Wes Jackson delves into the life, philosophy, and revolutionary science...

November 10, 2025

Cascadian Farm 1% Kernza® Initiative cereals

Cascadian Farm 1% Kernza® Initiative cereals

Learn about Cascadian Farm’s 1% Kernza® Initiative and hear from Kernza farmer Kurt Kimber and Forever Green’s Colin Cureton on the impact of this work...

November 10, 2025

Leading an Agricultural Revolution with Rachel Stroer

Leading an Agricultural Revolution with Rachel Stroer

The Land Institute’s President, Rachel Stroer, appeared on Fili Creative’s “Ask a Kansan” podcast to discuss how she’s leading an agricultural revolution with perennial grains,...

Kernza® Earth Week

Kernza® Earth Week

Wichita’s KSN News traveled to Salina for Earth Week 2025 to speak with The Land Institute’s Tessa Peters on Kernza® commercialization. KSN also stopped by...

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Wheat in Kansas

The episode “Wheat in Kansas” from PBS’s America the Bountiful series includes The Land Institute’s work with Kernza, collecting perspectives from Lee DeHaan, Lead Scientist...

The Land Institute on Civic Science TV

The Land Institute on Civic Science TV

Dr. Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab, speaks on the Perennial Atlas civic science project at The Land Institute and discusses the...

Agroecology: From Annual to Perennial Crop Farming

Agroecology: From Annual to Perennial Crop Farming

Tim Crews, The Land Institute’s Chief Scientist and International Initiative Director, appeared on the Care More Be Better podcast to discuss the future of food...

Real Ag: An Interview With Rachel Stroer

Real Ag: An Interview With Rachel Stroer

The Land Institute’s President Rachel Stroer sat down with Smoky Hills PBS at The Land Institute’s Salina, Kansas headquarters for their “Real Ag” series, discussing...

September 24, 2024

Living Roots and Perennial Cultures in Agriculture with The Land Institute

Living Roots and Perennial Cultures in Agriculture with The Land Institute

Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab, spoke with the host of the Common Ground: A Prairie Podcast about the cultural dimensions of agriculture...

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Michael Fields Agricultural Institute testing new type of grain to promote Wisconsin farmers and businesses

Nicole Tautges, agroecologist at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, spoke with Spectrum News 1 to highlight how Kernza can help growers produce a grain crop...

Iowa grower sees benefits of conservation management

Iowa grower sees benefits of conservation management

Iowa-based Kernza grower Lee Tesdell met with Brownfield Ag News to discuss conservation strategies, including planting Kernza, that have helped him improve the soil structure, water...