Dual-purpose cereals have been important for increasing the flexibility and profitability of
mixed farming enterprises in southern Australia, providing winter feed when pasture dry …

The transition from annual to perennial growth habits can contribute to increased
sustainability and diversification of staple cropping systems like those based on annual …

Kernza is a novel perennial grain bred from lines of intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum
intermedium). Though recent developments in breeding have increased seed yields, Kernza …

Farm schools offer a learning environment for the education of students in Agricultural
Technical Programs and offer this program adopting boarding systems (“farm-boarding …

Initial deployment of perennial cereal crops will likely be as a dual-purpose crop producing
forage for livestock as well as grain. This study evaluated the biomass and grain production …

For perennial grasses such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) used to produce biomass
for biorefineries, the replacement of an existing stand with a new variety may require the loss …

Fig. 1. Corn yields shown as annual averages from three* field replicates in the Scale-up
Experiment at the WK Kellogg Biological Station.* Data was not included if stress from …