Media Coverage
Over the years, The Land Institute has been recognized in popular media coverage as a thought leader on a wide range of issues including agriculture, sustainability, culture, and more. More recently our perennial crop breeding and ecological intensification research are garnering coverage, and the newly formed ecosphere studies program is attracting attention. Feel free to peruse this chronological list of articles, or review the articles on a specific topic using the category filters.
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KERNZA – Perennial Wheat for a Healthier Planet
80-85% of the world’s plant-based food supply comes from annual plants. Every year, farmers clear their land of competing weeds, sow seeds, grow crops, harvest them – then start all…
Climate change predicted to reduce size, stature of dominant Midwest plant, collaborative study finds
The economically important big bluestem grass — a dominant prairie grass and a major forage grass for cattle — is predicted to reduce its growth and stature by up to…
Illinois farmers testing new wheatgrass crop
A small group of farmers, including some in Illinois, is pioneering a new crop that is in great demand already, but still has a way to go before it is…
5 ingredients disrupting the mainstream food world (and 1 big one that no supplier offers)
Never heard of kernza? It’s the face of regenerative agriculture. The Land Institute has been conducting trials for 40 years to cross-breed “deep root” traits of perennial prairie grass cousins…
The Grain That Tastes Like Wheat, but Grows Like a Prairie Grass
For 12,000 years, human agriculture has cultivated grains that are replanted every year, at enormous environmental cost. Kernza represents a new way forward. In 1977, Wes Jackson, co-founder of…
A new grain – Kernza – finds its way into products
The Land Institute in Salina, Kan., is responsible for domesticating Kernza, and has trademarked its name (hence the capitalization). In 2013, it began collaborating with the University of Minnesota, where…
Western State Colorado University in Gunnison will be among the first to host a new ecospheres study workshop developed by the Land Institute
Western State Colorado University in Gunnison will be among the first to host a new ecospheres study workshop developed by the Land Institute in Salina, Kansas. The workshop will be…
Perennial crops on view during research tour
In recent months, the institute captured headlines for its progress commercializing perennial wheat — technically, in this case, an intermediate wheatgrass — produced under an identity-preserved system and trademarked with…
Hudson Valley Farm Hub in Hurley aims to teach a new generation of farmers
Twenty acres of Kernza, a distant cousin to agricultural wheat, has been growing at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub in the Esopus Valley. The Farm Hub is one of a…
Scientist at Salina’s The Land Institute recognized for work creating a perennial grain
Scientists at Salina’s The Land Institute are working diligently to create a new crop from wild perennial wheatgrass, a difficult task that is expected to reap significant benefits. Lee DeHaan,…
Research updates key part of Prairie Festival
Advancements in perennial grain research will be a key topic at The Land Institute’s 39th Prairie Festival, set for Sept. 22 through 24 at the institute. This year’s theme is…
Local pizza shop adds new wheatgrass crust option
Athens-based business Avalanche Pizza announced Tuesday that it may be the first pizza restaurant in the country to permanently include pizza with dough made from a “perennial wheatgrass” called Kernza…