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Kernza® USDA CAP Grant Aims to Scale Kernza

via Kerza - The Land Institute · By Paul Bonneville Posted December 15, 2021 11:26 pm
The University of Minnesota, in collaboration with a multi-state coalition of researchers, farmers, educators, industry leaders, policy experts, and climate scientists, was awarded a highly competitive 5 year, $10 million grant through USDA. This grant, called a Coordinated Agricultural Project - or CAP - aims to scale the research, production, awareness and commercialization of Kernza, the first perennial grain available for commercial production in the United States.

Investment in grain crops that produce for two or more years is the way to go. If you can imagine the financial impact of reducing tilling and planting alone, not to mention all of the other environmental benefits, it's hard to not get excited about the potential. If you have not taken a look at Kernza's full story, it is worth the time.

Glad to learn about these types of grants and look forward to watching their work move forward. We actually bought some Kernza from the Perennial Pantry awhile back. It made great pancakes. 🥞
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Get Involved in Perennial Grain Research!

via instagram.com · By Paul Bonneville Posted November 12, 2021 12:39 am
Our civic science research program engages community members nationwide to grow and study the perennial grain crops we’re working to domesticate. Our research team needs participants from all 48 contiguous US states to help investigate the perenniality of the current perennial wheat line. Interested?

Two parts to this post: First, if you are not familiar with The Land Institute, they are working to rewire our existing industrial agricultural systems with a focus on replacing annual crops with perennial crops. That, of course, does not do their work justice, which is why you have links 😁. 

Second, the program mentioned in this older Instagram post highlights one of many opportunities I am coming across to actively engage in Grain Chain rebuilding. The link they mention does still work, but I am not sure of the status of this exact program. Now is your chance to go find out.
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Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative is promoting their ecosystem and earth-benefitting crops

via The Land Institute · By Paul Bonneville Posted November 1, 2021 12:36 am
"News report from Pioneer PBS in southeastern Minnesota on the newly formed Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative that has an eye towards marketing perennial crops — Kernza®, a perennial grain, to start — that also provide ecosystem services."

There is a lot to unpack here... If you have not heard of perennial grains, perennial crops, or Kernza®, chances are you have not heard of The Land Institute. I'll be following up with more information, but dig into the video and check out the supporting links for this post. According to the Kernza® website:

Kernza® grain is harvested from intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium). This (cousin) of annual wheat has been grown throughout the USA to provide fodder for livestock. Now intermediate wheatgrass is being domesticated as a grain for human food.

It is a grain, not unlike wheat (but smaller), that can be ground into a flour and used for baking, amongst other foodstuffs. We just had some Kernza® pancakes this morning as a matter of fact.
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Kernza® USDA CAP Grant Aims to Scale Kernza

via Kerza - The Land Institute · By Paul Bonneville Posted December 15, 2021 11:26 pm
The University of Minnesota, in collaboration with a multi-state coalition of researchers, farmers, educators, industry leaders, policy experts, and climate scientists, was awarded a highly competitive 5 year, $10 million grant through USDA. This grant, called a Coordinated Agricultural Project - or CAP - aims to scale the research, production, awareness and commercialization of Kernza, the first perennial grain available for commercial production in the United States.

Investment in grain crops that produce for two or more years is the way to go. If you can imagine the financial impact of reducing tilling and planting alone, not to mention all of the other environmental benefits, it's hard to not get excited about the potential. If you have not taken a look at Kernza's full story, it is worth the time.

Glad to learn about these types of grants and look forward to watching their work move forward. We actually bought some Kernza from the Perennial Pantry awhile back. It made great pancakes. 🥞
Read at source →

Get Involved in Perennial Grain Research!

via instagram.com · By Paul Bonneville Posted November 12, 2021 12:39 am
Our civic science research program engages community members nationwide to grow and study the perennial grain crops we’re working to domesticate. Our research team needs participants from all 48 contiguous US states to help investigate the perenniality of the current perennial wheat line. Interested?

Two parts to this post: First, if you are not familiar with The Land Institute, they are working to rewire our existing industrial agricultural systems with a focus on replacing annual crops with perennial crops. That, of course, does not do their work justice, which is why you have links 😁. 

Second, the program mentioned in this older Instagram post highlights one of many opportunities I am coming across to actively engage in Grain Chain rebuilding. The link they mention does still work, but I am not sure of the status of this exact program. Now is your chance to go find out.
Read at source →

Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative is promoting their ecosystem and earth-benefitting crops

via The Land Institute · By Paul Bonneville Posted November 1, 2021 12:36 am
"News report from Pioneer PBS in southeastern Minnesota on the newly formed Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative that has an eye towards marketing perennial crops — Kernza®, a perennial grain, to start — that also provide ecosystem services."

There is a lot to unpack here... If you have not heard of perennial grains, perennial crops, or Kernza®, chances are you have not heard of The Land Institute. I'll be following up with more information, but dig into the video and check out the supporting links for this post. According to the Kernza® website:

Kernza® grain is harvested from intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium). This (cousin) of annual wheat has been grown throughout the USA to provide fodder for livestock. Now intermediate wheatgrass is being domesticated as a grain for human food.

It is a grain, not unlike wheat (but smaller), that can be ground into a flour and used for baking, amongst other foodstuffs. We just had some Kernza® pancakes this morning as a matter of fact.
Read at source →
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