Director of Adoption and Scaling at @ForeverGreenUMN, thoughts are my own, perennial + CLC agriculture, avid cook + gardener, capoeirista, recovering DJ.
Cannon Falls, MN
Joined July 2009
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“SUPPORTING REGENERATIVE FARMING WITH PERENNIAL GRAINS.” @KodiakCakes is knocking the #Kernza messaging out of the park on this one. Taste test with @ForeverGreenUMN imminent. Thx Kodiak team, and thx all growers, biz, and partners that make products like this possible!!
Perennial rice delivers similar yields to annual rice with ~50% reduction in labor and input costs for the world's most widely consumed staple food! Tremendous basic science here, and great proof of concept for the potential of perennial grains.
New research shows perennial rice production reduces labor & increases farmer profit. Perennial rice production in southern China reduced labor by nearly 60% compared to annual rice, and farmers spent almost 50% less on seeds, fertilizers, & other inputs. go.nature.com/3JEhkYh
New MN pilot grant program now LIVE to support biz, supply chain, and market dev. for #continuouslivingcover and #regenerativeagriculture! Focus in on building mkts for new perennial and winter annual crops/systems. $420k available, $10-50k each, apps due 4/13. @ForeverGreenUMN
Check this whole live-tweeted thread for highlights of a fantastic hearing in the #mnleg yesterday to advance the R&D and commercialization of new perennial and winter annual crops in the Upper Midwest.
Testimony is now being heard on the second bill SF 1353, grants for businesses building the market for Continuous Living #CoverCrops.
@SenGustafson says these economically viable crops will benefit Minnesota farmers and citizens into the future.
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Christopher Abbott, Founder of @PerennialPantry, which processes and creates food products with #Kernza, is now speaking. Says these crops represent "enormous economic opportunity" to MN, but investments in markets and supply chains are needed.
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We need to bake conservation right into our cropping systems--it shouldn't be an add-on.
That's the promise of #Kernza and other new crops we're developing in @ForeverGreenUMN.
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Great turnout at @ForeverGreenUMN event in Morris, MN to learn about #winterbarley, @KwsUS_Rye hybrid winter rye, #Kernza, and winter #camelina. Western MN growers interested in new crops to boost #continuouslivingcover
and #SoilHealth
In 2022 #MNleg allocated $500k to build biz, supply chains, and markets for #continuouslivingcover agriculture in MN, @MNagriculture now convening stakeholders 11/30 + 12/9 to inform program dev- pls join! #Kernza #elderberry #regenerativepoultry #camelina mda.state.mn.us/developing-m…
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MN entrepreneurs: Are you working on scaling value chains for #ForeverGreenUMN crops? Join this @MNagriculture listening session to learn about a new grant program that can help support your work.
#Kernza #continuouslivingcover @MKernza
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“The seeds planted by visionary researchers would have never taken root in Minnesota without supportive state agencies, policymakers, committed advocates, and conservation-minded farmers.” @US_N4C @MNagriculture @MKernza #COP27 bit.ly/3TC6CU3
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By keeping #farmland covered with plants year round, perennial grains like Kernza® and “cash cover crops” like winter camelina can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase soil #carbon storage. @MKernza @NatureAsMeasure @MNagriculture #COP27
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WOW.
Perennial rice is a reality. Good news for the perennial future of agriculture!
@NatureAsMeasure @dlwyse @Turntales @JacksonRD #UMNForeverGreen
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#UMNForeverGreen news blitz! #1: Thx @US_N4C for featuring the next generation of scientists, professionals, civil servants, and partners working together to advance climate solutions. @MKernza @MNagriculture @dlwyse @EcoAgronomist @NatureAsMeasure #Kernza usnature4climate.org/2022/11…
#6: Psych, bonus one for ya! More recent press from
@wctrib of Western MN legislative tour of @PURISfoods with #UMNForeverGreen where we talked opportunities and challenges of developing new #sustainable crops for MN. tinyurl.com/29zfv864 @FriendsMissRiv @MEPartnership
Roundup: From #COP27 campaigns, to @MPRnews, to local news, word on #continuouslivingcover in MN is spreading. Thanks @MNFarmersUnion @MNagriculture @GLBW_UMN @RSDPMN @AURIcomm @_MadAgriculture @cleanrivermn @FriendsMissRiv @MEPartnership for the partnership, and so many more!
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For the next two weeks we’ll be following the international @COP27P climate talks! @jlmgutknecht is there to represent with @US_N4C, @NatureAsMeasure, @UMNIonE @UMNswac
Took a long time to get here but we made it! With @jlmgutknecht, we are 2/7ths of week 1 of @UMNews delegation to @COP27P. Honored to be part—making connections, taking and learning. #MNCOP27 @UMNIonE
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#COP27 is here.
We're growing the next generation of scientists, professionals, civil servants, and partners working together to advance climate solutions. @MKernza @jlmgutknecht @MNagriculture @turntales @dlwyse @EcoAgronomist #Kernza #UMNForeverGreen
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