The Forever Green Initiative is hosting a series of introductory webinars focused on four perennial and winter annual grain crops: winter barley, hybrid winter rye, winter camelina and Kernza.
The live webinars, happening throughout the first half of June, will pair University of Minnesota researchers and extension professionals with farmers who have trialed these crops on-farm.
The webinars are free, but we’re asking attendees to register ahead of time. Find more details below, and we hope you can join us.
The state of Minnesota has provided funding to encourage and de-risk the production of these types of perennial and winter annual grain crops. The Environmental & Economic Clusters of Opportunity (EECO) grant provides an ecosystem services payment as well as risk management payments to growers enrolled in the program for winter barley, hybrid winter rye, winter camelina and Kernza.
To learn more about the EECO program and how you can sign up for 2023, contact Sienna Nesser ([email protected]) or Matt Leavitt ([email protected]).
Perennial and Winter Annual Crop Introduction Webinar Series
Winter Barley: Tuesday, June 6, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Registration and Zoom Link
Jochum Wiersma (UMN Extension Small Grains Agronomist) & Kurt Kimber (Farmer, Hampton, MN)
Winter Camelina: Wednesday, June 7, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Registration and Zoom Link
Matthew Ott (UMN Post Doc Researcher, Camelina Genetics) & Anne Schwagerl (Farmer, Browns Valley, MN)
Kernza®: Tuesday, June 13, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Registration and Zoom Link
Jake Jungers (UMN Assistant Professor), Prabin Bajgain (UMN Assistant Professor) & Jay Peterson (Farmer, Blooming Prairie, MN)
Hybrid Winter Rye: Wednesday, June 14, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Registration and Zoom Link
Jochum Wiersma (UMN Extension Small Grains Agronomist) & Richard Magnusson (Farmer, Roseau, MN)
These presentations will be recorded for future viewing if you're not able to make it.