Media Coverage - Page 21
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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Wes Jackson: A Perennial Revolution in Agriculture
Wes Jackson, founder of The Land Institute, has been named one of the “YES! Breakthrough 15” a group of people who are “tuned in to the deepest needs of our…
The world can’t afford to keep wasting soil
Stan Cox authored this opionion piece on Aljazeera.com. Late last year, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) released a hair-raising report on the state of the world’s soil…
Saving Soils – and the Staff of Life
This article about Wes Jackson and the work of The Land Institute appears in the winter 2011 issue of Edible Grand Traverse magazine. Full Article.
You can’t buy a better agriculture
With the Earth’s cropland quickly eroding, a shift to perennials is needed for a sustainable food supply. Full Article
The Big Idea: Perennial Grains
We are grateful for National Geographic’s attention to perennial grains. The Land Institute’s mission is challenging, as is the task of explaining it. Our research aims to bring the processes…
The Atlantic interviews Wes Jackson
The Atlantic published “A Conversation with Wes Jackson,” in their popular feature “Nine and a Half Questions.” Ranging from what innovation he considers to have the most significant impact on…
Wired Magazine: Inside the Mad Science of 7 Renegade Researchers
Wired Magazine interviewed Wes Jackson for its March 2011 issue — an article titled “Inside the Mad Science of 7 Renegade Researchers.” Full Article
Kathleen Merrigan mentions TLI in her blog post
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan discusses the potential of perennial grains, mentioning Wes Jackson and The Land Institute, among other researchers and Institutions. There is also a photograph of her…
KCPT features Land Institute on “The Local Show”
The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas is looking to revolutionize the agriculture industry by developing perennial crops with the same or greater yield than current systems. Here is a look…
Grass Roots: A Great Plains Native Finds His Way Home
Long-time Land Institute Managing Director Ken Warren describes the work done by Land Institute scientists and why it is of world-wide importance. Full Article
Wes Jackson interview in The Sun Magazine
An excellent interview with Wes Jackson by Fred Bahnson in The Sun Magazine, October 2010. Partial Article Full version available from The Sun in print.
Jerry Glover honored as a National Geographic Emerging Explorer
National Geographic magazine named Jerry Glover one of 14 visionary, young trailblazers from around the world who include an electrical engineer, a musician, a bioarchaeologist, a mobile technology innovator and…