2023 Agroecology Summit – Approaches to Advance Agroecology in the US
In December 2023, the University of Vermont’s Institute for Agroecology held the 2023 Agroecology Summit, which hosted several speakers including The Land Institute’s Tim Crews (Keynote) and research partner Nick Jordan of the University of Minnesota’s Forever Green Initiative. The event was also co-produced by Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute.
My World Too: The Land Institute and Sustain-A-Grain
PBS traveled to The Land Institute’s Salina, Kansas headquarters to learn about the role of perennial grains in the future of agriculture for their “My World Too” series.
Perennial Atlas Project – Civic Science Webinar
Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute, provides an overview of the Perennial Atlas Project, a new civic science project that will engage up to 250 participants working with perennial grain crops and their annual counterparts across the US to advance perennial grain research.
Click here to learn more about this project and get involved.
Garden Futurist Podcast: What if Farmland Looked Like Ecological Gardening?
The podcast Garden Futurist spoke with Tim Crews, Chief Scientist and Director of the International Program at The Land Institute, on humans’ relationship with agriculture and the planet, the role of perennials in building healthy soil ecosystems, and a discussion on how ecological perennial gardening ideas could scale up to our global agricultural landscapes.
China, Science, & the Future of Farming in America with The Land Institute’s Brandon Schlautman
Brand Schlautman, Lead Scientist of the Perennial Legumes Program at The Land Institute, sat down with Andy Stumpf on the IRONCLAD “Change Agents” Podcast to discuss perennial grain developments in the context of the US farming system.
*Correction: The Land Institute is based in Salina, Kansas (The podcast mentions that The Land Institute is a Kentucky-based organization).
Welcome to Perennial Atlas
An overview of the new Perennial Atlas project from The Land Institute’s Civic Science program.
2023 Season Start Video: Perennial Wheat
An introduction to perennial wheat, the factors affecting its perenniality, and its role in the community learning process for the 2023 Civic Science season.
2023 Season Start Video: Silphium Civic Science
An introduction to silphium, its characteristics, and its role in the 2023 Civic Science season.
KBFA Podcast with Amy June Breesman of The Land Institute
The Kansas Black Farmers Association (KBFA) recently hosted Amy June Breesman, Land Relations Specialist at The Land Institute, on their podcast to share her story and unique insight on programs and initiatives to add value to farmers and discuss perennial grain agriculture, opportunities for collaboration, and more.
Un-Lawning With Silphium
Civic Science collaborator Ellie Irons documents progress and shares insights from her experience working with the perennial oilseed Silphium integrifolium to illustrate how storytelling, photography, and data collection all connect to the broader social and ecological context of this prairie plant and its habitat, particularly in its journey to disrupt dominant lawn monocultures in the US.
Perennial Ag Systems and Water Quality
Jacob Jungers, Kernza perennial grain research collaborator and Assistant Professor of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota, recently spoke on a webinar with the North Central Region Water Network about Kernza’s ability to greatly reduce nitrate leaching that stems from row crop production in the Upper Midwest and Great Plains regions of the US. In this webinar, Jacob also draws attention to the policy and market support measures that have developed in tandem with Kernza research.
Exploring Perennial Grain Options with Gateway Research Organization
Perennial grain research collaborator Sandeep Nain from Gateway Research Organization in Alberta, Canada, recently spoke on the Peace Country Beef and Forage Association podcast about the beneficial aspects of perennial grains in multi-crop agriculture systems. Topics of discussion include the benefits of sainfoin in intercropping configurations, the ability of perennial grains to adapt to variable weather conditions, the dual-purpose (food & forage) nature of Kernza, and more.