Compared to annual crops, perennial crops provide sustainable environmental benefits such as reduced soil and water erosion, reduced soil nitrate leaching, and increased carbon sequestration.

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AMES, Iowa – The ability of cover crops to stimulate microbes deep in the soil of farm fields leads to significant gains in water quality but does not necessarily increase the capacity of soil to ...

In the search for climate-friendly foods, scientists have spent decades reimagining what grows in the field. But a quieter question has lingered in the background: Will anyone actually want to eat it?

MADISON, Minn. — Carmen Fernholz’s 500-acre farm here is a modest proving ground for what is being heralded as crop agriculture’s best chance to beat back climate change: Kernza. The perennial crop’s ...

Large perennial grasses like miscanthus are a primary target for use as bioenergy crops because of their sustainability advantages, but they take several years to establish and aren’t ideal for crop ...

Thousands of farmers in China have started to grow a remarkable new version of rice, one that realizes an old scientific dream. It's a perennial form of the grain, which doesn't have to be planted ...

COLD SPRING — ROCORI Middle and High School Principal Nate Guetter remembers his skeptical response when the school's agriculture teacher and FFA advisor started talking about Kernza perennial grain. ...