MN Kernza

A room full of farmers listening to the vision and realities of growing #Kernza at @MOSESConference 2020. We are deeply rooted and moving toward a perennial future!

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New discussions on Kernza perennial grain as a novel crop and its emerging use in the brewing industry on Science Friday! @scifri @DanforthCenter Listen now: bit.ly/3C5eM48

Brewers are helping change agriculture by using Kernza® perennial grain in new beers promoting healthy soil, clean water & climate resilience. Learn more about how these changemakers build a truly regenerative food system, 1 beer at a time. bit.ly/4euPN8x #ClimateWeekNYC

Planting Kernza variety trials at Arlington and West Madison farms with @badgerbean and @UWmadison_CB_QG. Thanks everyone! @NatureAsMeasure @MKernza @PriscilaPint0 @UWMadisonPAS

#ForeverGreenUMN is Forever Maroon and Gold! Stop by and say hello at our booth in the @CFANS wing in the Ag-Hort Building at the #mnstatefair. See exciting new crops (and products!) that keep the ground covered year-round. #mnag #soilhealth

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How has nitrogen & phosphorus changed in MN's rivers? Join @USGS, @MetCouncilNews & MPCA next Monday as they explain ongoing #waterquality monitoring efforts in rivers near MN's borders. We hope you can join us! Event details: mnpca.info/4cTGApq

Join us for "Sustainable Agricultural Production of Grain Ingredients for Brewing—Winter Barley & Kernza®" session at the #WorldBrewingCongress w/@CFANS , @AURIcomm, Rahr Malting, Sunday, 8/18/24, 3-4:15p CDT in Mpls, MN, USA. Register now! landinstitute.org/news-events/ev…

New DN alert! Teaching genetics? Explore how plant breeders use genotypes and phenotypes to select individuals to create the next generation of a new grain crop. If you want to take an even deeper dive, check out the supplemental activity! @MKernza datanuggets.org/a-plant-breede…

Best/worst #Kernza quote ever: "Why Kernza? This perennial grain isn't just a catchy name; it’s a climate hero with a root system that goes deeper than your existential thoughts during a hangover." t3.com/active/patagon… @NatureAsMeasure @mkernza @T3dotcom @Gotta_G_O_Fast

Week 2 of harvest nearly done! Then we get to flip to planting mode!

Quadrat sampling first kernza small plots for grain yield estimation. We start about 1-2 weeks before a combine could happily handle this field

Kernza harvest 2024 begins!

Data from @UMN_SROC weather station, posted today. Since May 1, Southern MN (Waseca) has gotten 22 inches of rain, which is 10 inches above the 30-year normal precipitation at this time in the growing season

Interested in or currently working on perennial grains / CLC research? Join the Perennial Grains Community at the Tri-Societies meetings this November, and submit an abstract to our oral and poster sessions! Contact @HS_PlantSci or @MKernza w/ questions. @ASA_CSSA_SSSA

IonE invited collaborators and members of our affiliate community to participate in a special People & Planet conversation to discuss #NCA5. Hear their top takeaways – including key messages and how taking part in the creation of the report gave them hope. environment.umn.edu/news/people-pl…

The Forever Green Initiative at the University of Minnesota is hiring a Director of Partnerships & Outreach to build awareness of exciting new crops like Kernza® through strategic communications & outreach. @ForeverGreenUMN Learn more and apply today at forevergreen.umn.edu/forever-green-…