When left undisturbed, naturally-occurring vegetation tends to grow back year after year. In agriculture, this is also true of perennial crops such as olive trees, asparagus, many types of fruit, and grazing crops for animal consumption. However, agricultural grains, which make up over 70 percent of global croplands, are almost always annual crops that need to be replanted every year.
— Read on geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/02/21/grains-make-up-70-of-global-cropland-heres-how-perennial-grains-legumes-and-oilseeds-could-dramatically-improve-sustainable-farming/
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New cereal varieties for 2023 – Grainews
Next year there will be 10 new cereal offerings for farmers in Western Canada. New varieties of wheat, durum, barley and oats are hitting the market
— Read on www.grainews.ca/features/new-cereal-varieties-for-2023/
Viewpoint: Here’s what ‘whole grain’ really means—and it’s not the health claim you’ve been told it is | Genetic Literacy Project
onsumers have been so saturated with vague marketing claims that nearly 50 percent can’t correctly identify what is claimed to be a “healthier” option on
— Read on geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/10/01/heres-what-whole-grain-actually-means-and-its-not-the-health-claim-youve-told-it-is/
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