Thank You To Our Supporters - The Land Institute

Together, we’ve had a big year!

Thanks to your support, 2023 has proven to be a remarkable and impactful year at The Land Institute. These advances are largely made possible by dedicated supporters like you, who are committed to creating a better future.

We’re honored by all that you have helped to accomplish in 2023:

Perennial Rice Proves the Potential of Sustainable Grain Agriculture

Civic Scientists Help Advance Crop Diversity

Patagonia Provisions Launches Kernza® Lagers with 11 Breweries

Kernza® Perennial Grain Celebrates 40 Years of Milestones

Perennial Baki™ Bean as Wilkes Climate Prize Finalist

Thank you for being with us on this journey to create a perennial future.

Click here to learn more about our perennial vision from Rachel Stroer, President of The Land Institute.

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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...

Presidents Letter

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.

A man in the field of perennial wheat

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...

Nobel Laureates Call for Perennial Agriculture, “Moonshot Technologies” to Address Global Hunger

A group of 153 Nobel and World Food Prize Laureates wrote a letter calling for significant political and financial support for “Moonshot” initiatives to meet...

Harvest Letter 2024

As we approach the end of the year, I have been reflecting on the transformative work happening at The Land Institute right now, near and...