How scientific minds changed toward perennial grains
Early boosters were voices on the fringe: Today, perennial crops are sought by researchers worldwide — including Manitoba. In the early days of kernza — a perennial grain crop related…
Salina beekeepers sell local silflower honey, share knowledge with community
Local Salina beekeeping business AJ Honey Farms, run by husband and wife Allen and Judy Stovall, have built a business that not only offers locally-produced raw silflower (silphium) honey but…
Hot Farm Pt 3: Is Kernza the Grain of the Future?
In Hot Farm, a new podcast from the Food & Environment Reporting Network, travels across the Midwest, talking to farmers about what they are doing, or could be doing, to…
Your Guide to Kernza: A Super Grain That’s Good for You and the Planet
As our world continues to hurtle toward a more uncertain future thanks to climate change, farmers and consumers keep searching for more sustainable food options. One product showing some hope?…
In their own words, how Americans are experiencing the climate crisis across the US
Excerpt from article featuring The Land Institute: Suzan Erem, 58, farmer and executive director of the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust Iowa “I transplanted here in the 1980s to go to…
COVID-19 shows importance of agriculture advancements
While the global health pandemic had a devastating impact on international trade in 2020, there may be a silver lining. For the first time, policymakers now view the agriculture industry…
Introducing climate-friendly
The climate boom: Consumer packaged goods companies are turning to climate claims to appeal to millennial and Gen Z consumers who are very concerned about environmental impact (and let’s not…
Certified organic farmer talks about new perennial grain
NEW ULM — It’s a new type of grain that grows differently than traditional grain. It looks like wheat but it’s not. Belle Plaine certified organic farmer Ben Penner spoke…
Perennial-crop development accelerates
To accelerate the development of perennial crops the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research is providing about a $1-million grant to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. There are thousands…
Want to fight climate change? Buy turkeys, beer and veggies grown with this new method.
Excerpt from the article featuring Kernza®: Drawn to wheat production in Kansas, General Mills has hosted soil health academies in partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. At…
What’s on the Thanksgiving table in a hotter, drier world?
Excerpt from the article featuring Kernza® perennial grain: Trade your bubbly for beer made with Kernza. Hardier alternatives may become more prevalent in a warming world. Experiments with perennial grains…
Kernza research addresses yields
There’s promise in ongoing research for Kernza – perennial intermediate wheatgrass trademarked and named by The Land Institute. But it’s also a work in progress. Kernza research was awarded a…