Kernza® Perennial Grain,
A Future Crop
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rik Engellant of Geraldine stood at the edge of a hundred-acre field in early April 2018 and
saw bare ground. e previous year he had taken a huge risk by planting a new crop,
Kernza® Perennial Grain, on that land, and from day one he had problems. First the seed
arrived late—around the end of October, but he had the field ready to plant, so he went ahead.
en the lightweight seed started sticking or "bridging" in the air seeder forcing him to
frequently stop to stir the seed. All winter he wondered if the seed would germinate.
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BY SUZANNE WARING • PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIC VISOCAN
P R O D U C E R P R O F I L E
Engellant accesses grain through the bin hatch.
