Climate change is threatening modern life in ways we are still finding, from food security to the economy to everyday living. It has been labeled a “threat multiplier” for its potential to complicate ...

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 ...

Rice is a vital crop that feeds more than half of the world's population. In the wild, many rice species are perennials that ...

Emily Wright picks flowers growing safely in a garden tunnel Sept. 17 at Three Creeks Farm and Forest in Ashland. Wright saves the tunnels for high value crops such as these flowers, tomatoes and ...

The perennial grain can produce an annual crop even as it stays in the ground for up to four years. Its deep root system helps pull carbon out of the air and makes it more resistant to floods and ...

Cascadian Farm and parent company General Mills have announced their work with The Land Institute to help commercialize organic Kernza, a perennial grain (intermediate wheatgrass) and wild relative of ...

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On harvest days at Three Creeks Farm and Forest in the Missouri River valley, farm owner Emily Wright and her staff collect three varieties of leafy greens from the field. "We can't really grow enough ...

A promising, less labor-intensive perennial rice is beginning to take off in China, but whether this success can be replicated in other crops like... Thousands of farmers in China have started to grow ...