Exploring Markets for Kernza® Perennial Grain with Riley Gordon, Jason Robinson and Connie Carlson
Enjoy watching the Cereal Innovators webinar from Wednesday, November 10th, 2021! Join us as we hear from Riley Gordon, Engineer at AURI, Jason Robinson, Business Development Director - Food at AURI and Connie Carlson, Market Opportunity Development Specialist at Forever Green Initiative, an UMN Extension. Some key topics that were discussed during their hour-long webinar include:
Kernza® perennial grain is a new domesticated grain introduced by The Land Institute that is now being developed for commercial use. It originates from a forage grass called intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) and is a cousin of wheat. In 2019, the University of Minnesota released its first named Kernza® variety: MN-Clearwater.
As a perennial crop Kernza® offers year-round soil cover, helping farmers reduce soil erosion and protect streams, lakes and groundwater from potential contamination.
The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) and University of Minnesota Forever Green Initiative are part of efforts to identify and test new commercial uses for Kernza, and will provide an overview of the crop, its potential uses, and ongoing efforts to develop new markets for this emerging cereal crop.
And more!