March 31, 2025
A story on winter oilseeds is featured in the Spring 2025 issue of Minnesota Alumni. Mitch Hunter, Forever Green's Co-Director, talked with writer Greg Breining for the article: Cover Crops Hit the Jet Set: The Forever Green Initiative is developing two oilseed crops that can not only fly jet planes—they clean up water in Minnesota’s farm country.
Perennial agriculture is also featured in The Crops of Tomorrow: Michael Kantar studies wild plants to find ways to improve their domestic cousins. Kantar, who received his PhD from Minnesota in 2013 is an associate professor at the University of Hawaii.