#that takes less work and is hardier and more versatile to whatever happens

[fisherfurbearer]

PERENNIAL GRAINS????

im having OFF THE CHARTS EXCITEMENT-ANXIETY MY DUDES.......HOLY SHIT...................................

HOLY SHIT,, HOLY SHIT.

http://pwheat.anr.msu.edu/about/perennial-wheat-faqs/

https://landinstitute.org/our-work/perennial-crops/kernza/

im lOSING MY SHIT RIGHT NOW. im freaking out. this could change THE WORLD. this could change EVERYTHING. think about the possabilities!!!!!!!!!!! the benefits to soil and water health are unbelievable, the Dependability and Sustainability they could offer to people is Incredible, the benefits they offer to WILDLIFE is so great (did you know hayfields are one of the best things ever for native grassland birds and wildlife and you can harvest hay without harming native birds [by leaving some acreage uncut and harvesting after the nesting season is over]?? what if we did that with perennial grains too????? did you know upland gamebirds flourish where small grains and diverse crops are grown??? this could have such an amazing impact on those species!!!!), AAAAND there is talk and PROOF now that you can GET A GRAIN CROP aND graze livestock on the same fucking acreage!!!!!!!!!

IMAGINE THE SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION POSSIBILITIES!!!!

EVEN THOUGH kernza only produces a fraction of what wheat can produce, if you were to graze livestock on the same acreage pre and post harvest, which BENEFITS the plant and fertilizes the soil and improves animal welfare,,,,,,YOU COULD RAISE FUCKING SHEEP EVEN,, ON THAT STUFF,,,,,,SMaller and need less feed, and they could produce a wool crop each year and maybe lamb as well????? holy shit??????

what if you overseed with annual legumes and other shit as well??? could you time it so you can harvest additional grains at the same time as the kernza?? polyculture is mentioned in the first link and my mind is REELING from the possibilities!!!!

what about overseeding with warm season annual forages during the “summer slump” one would expect to see from a cool season crop like this? field peas (a cool season annual) grow beautifully on the same space as cereal grains. if kernza is strong enough to use as a natural trellis for the pea vines, could you grow field peas on the same acreage and get the benefits of nitrogen fixation AND improved forage for livestock OR a possible secondary pulse grain harvest at the same time as the kernza??????

just.....imagine the possibilities. JUST BECAUSE it will NEVER reach the same yield capable of annual grain (NOR SHOULD IT)