Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative is promoting their ecosystem and earth-benefitting crops
News report from Pioneer PBS in southeastern Minnesota on the newly formed Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative that has an eye towards marketing perennial crops — Kernza®, a perennial grain, to…
KU Scientists Receive $3 Million as Part of Project to Restore Native and Agricultural Ecosystems
LAWRENCE — Five University of Kansas researchers are part of a multi-institutional team awarded a five-year, $12.5 million National Science Foundation grant focused on the restoration of native prairie and…
Scientists look to wheatgrass to save dryland farming and capture carbon
WYOMING – Intermediate wheatgrass is an imported grain that has been grown in the U.S. Great Plains and Intermountain West since the 1930s; but could it be used in marginal…
Introducing crops that benefit the land in the Upper Midwest
In her latest book “The Perennial Kitchen,” Beth Dooley advocates for crops that are nutritious and can regenerate the landscape. Plus, get a recipe for cookies made with Kernza flour,…
Ancient Grain Going Modern
One of the world’s oldest grains has found new life. Now, a new $10 million grant aims to further boost commercial use of Kernza. Informally known as the Kernza Cap,…
Coalition Including UW-Madison Aims to Adopt First US Perennial Grain Crop
A multi-state coalition of researchers, farmers, educators, industry leaders, policy experts, and climate scientists—including researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison—was recently awarded a competitive 5-year, $10 million grant through USDA…
MFAI to Start Kernza Research
MFAI is the recipient of a $250,000 grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) program for perennial crop development efforts (see USDA’s announcement…
Farmers Can Now Grow Food-Grade Wheatgrass
The University of Minnesota has released a food-grade wheatgrass variety for public use, enabling the crop to be grown as human food. Wheatgrass contains beneficial nutrients but has historically been used as…
A Transformative Approach to Highway Construction
An 18-mile stretch of Georgia interstate is pushing the technological envelope with respect to safety and sustainability in road construction. By leveraging solar energy, recycled tires, vehicle telematics data and…
Gregory Alan Isakov Adds Spring, Summer Headlining Dates To 2020 Tour
Gregory Alan Isakov has expanded his upcoming spring/summer tour supporting Zak Brown Band with a mix of new headlining dates of his own. The folk singer-songwriter continues to tour in support of his…
A perennial producer: WSU Bread Lab touts unique wheat variety
Officials with the Washington State University Bread Lab believe a wheat variety they have in development with a large, blue-gray kernel will take grain production into a drastically new realm….
Editorial: Sacred Seeds effort preserves history for future
The nation’s first farmers were Native Americans. Today, there still are lessons to learn from their efforts so long ago. While evolution in the farm industry has been a constant…