On the Front Porch: Aubrey Streit Krug
Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute, appeared on KFRM 550 AM’s On the Front Porch program to discuss her upbringing, life experiences, and career path and how these translate to her work to steward and realize more just perennial cultures in the context of grain agriculture.
Click here to listen to the episode on KFRM’s website.
Kernza® featured on Science Friday Podcast
Listen to discussions about Kernza perennial grain, its position as an emerging crop, and its recent role in the brewing industry from science education outlet Science Friday.
Episode 5: 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 and how to foster resilient and perennial human and plant communities on the prairie.
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 while still receiving the ecological benefits associated with perennial ground cover.
Click here to read the full article and watch the video from Spectrum News 1.
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 quality, and row crop systems in his operation.
Perennial grain crop Kernza gaining traction in Colorado: 9NEWS
Channel 9NEWS out of Denver, CO spoke with Tessa Peters, Director of Crop Stewardship at The Land Institute, Todd Olander, Kernza Grower of Root Shoot Malting, and Ty Leon, Chef and Co-Owner at Restaurant Olivia in Denver, to learn about the benefits of Kernza in the future of climate-resilient agriculture and its emerging uses in the culinary and food product spaces.
Land Institute Research on Wichita’s NPR
The Land Institute’s work on perennial grain crop development was discussed on the Monday, July 22nd edition of NPR’s KMUW Wichita 89.1
Regenerative and Locally-Adapted Grains in Wyoming and Beyond: Wyoming Food Coalition Speaker Series
Hana Fancher and Tessa Peters from The Land Institute’s Crop Stewardship Program provided an overview of the process of agricultural transformation from conception to consumption of perennial grain crops and a deep dive into perennial grain commercialization efforts during the Wyoming Food Coalition’s 2024 Speaker Series in June.
Combines and Coffee: Episode 5 with Brandon Schlautman
Brandon Schlautman, Lead Scientist in the Perennial Legumes Program, discusses insights into developing perennial legume systems and the challenges and opportunities of introducing perennial crops into traditional row cropping systems to enhance soil health and agricultural sustainability.
This episode of Combines and Coffee was recorded live from the Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario conference in Kitchener, Ontario.
3 Cheers for Kernza® Beer: Clean Wisconsin Podcast
Conservation and environmental protection organization Clean Wisconsin met with Russ Klisch of the Milwaukee-based Lakefront Brewery for the State of Change podcast to learn about the process of brewing and experimenting with Kernza, the unique flavor that it offers in beer, the properties of the perennial grain, and the role of breweries in promoting the use of climate-friendly grains in the beverage industry.
Harvesting Change: Are Perennial Crops the Future of Food?
Flatland, the Nonprofit Newsroom at Kansas City PBS, visited The Land Institute to learn about the perennialization of grain crops and the role of perennial grains as a climate-resilient component of sustainable food systems of the future. This episode is part of the network’s “Harvesting Change” series, which reports on the region’s food and agriculture systems and is part of PBS’s larger climate programming initiative.
Master Brewers Podcast Episode 304: Kernza
The Master Brewers Association of the Americas Podcast hosted Tessa Peters, Director of Crop Stewardship at The Land Institute, and other special guests to discuss recent developments with Kernza in the beer industry, the perennial grain’s distinct characteristics in malting, brewing, and distilling, its environmental benefits, and more.