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Podcast: The Defender
Episode: Kernza Crunch: The race to develop the world's first perennial grain crop
Description: How often do we think about the food we eat and its impact on climate?  A new food product called Kernza® perennial grain is part of a major effort to fight climate change by changing what we plant and eat. But can Kernza really find a place on dinner tables – and in cereal bowls –across Wisconsin? In this episode, we sit down to taste a few samples and learn why changing farming systems is key to helping our climate.  Kernza® is the perennial grain crop from an improved intermediate wheatgrass developed by The L...