New Kernza Breeding Advancements and Perennial Grain Foods - The Land Institute

Researchers, cooks, and food companies are leading the way in developing new Kernza breeding strategies, recipes, and products to lead this perennial grain from the research station to fields and forks.

Read our 2023 Perennial Impact Report to learn about these advancements in perennial grain development.

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December 29, 2025

Advancing perennial grains as climate-resilient forages in the Colorado River Basin

Researchers leading collaborative work in the Upper Colorado River Basin published an article highlighting the climate-resilient potential of perennial grains as alternative forage crops that...

December 15, 2025

Accelerating perennial crop domestication for a resilient food future

Plant breeding and genomics research partners at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama, shared news of their collaborative work with The Land Institute to...

Co-founder Wes Jackson honored by Kansas Farmers Union

The Land Institute’s co-founder Wes Jackson received the 2025 Linda Hessman Lifetime Achievement Award at the Kansas Farmers Union’s (KFU) 118th anniversary convention for his...

1% Kernza Initiative with General Mills and Cascadian Farm

General Mills expands use of Kernza® in Cascadian Farm Cereals with Perennial Percent™

General Mills is quadrupling its use of Kernza® perennial grain. By incorporating one percent Kernza into four top-selling Cascadian Farm flake cereals, General Mills is...

Harvest Letter 2025

November 2025 Dear supporters, This season, as roots deepen and harvest is celebrated, I’ve been thinking about how far our work has come—and how much...

Kevin Murphy of WSU's Breadlab visits perennial grains research at The Land Institute

Funding boost for perennial grains research and commercialization

A new Washington State University (WSU) initiative has recently received a $19 million funding boost to bring nutritious, climate-friendly grains to more fields, products, and...

Climate Week NYC 2025 – Securing a sustainable future with perennial grains

Support for perennial agriculture is growing at Climate Week in NYC! The Land Institute team will showcase how diverse perennial grains can be a viable,...

Staff researcher receives New Innovator in Food & Ag Award

Dr. Evan Craine, Research Scientist in The Land Institute’s Crop Stewardship Program, is one of eleven early-career scientists who received the Foundation for Food and...

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President’s Letter 2025

We’re celebrating five decades of patient, determined progress—and looking ahead to imagine what’s possible by 2075, 50 years from now.

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Perennial Wheat: 20 Years of Development Progress

In the rural communities surrounding The Land Institute in central Kansas, you can feel summer’s arrival—not just in the greening of the fields, but in...

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The Land Institute Signs Nobel and World Food Prize Laureate Letter: A Call for Urgent Action Amid Uncertainty

The Land Institute is proud to join more than 150 Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates in signing the Laureate Letter—an unprecedented global call to...

Collaboration to Advance Agrivoltaics through Kernza® Perennial Grain

The agriculture and conservation organization American Farmland Trust (AFT) and solar energy company Sol Systems launched an initiative to advance the emerging agrivoltaics field through...