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Pennycress Could Be a Game-Changer for Agriculture

October 8, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL)

A weed that Central Illinoisans see along roadways, at the edges of fields or at construction sites has been domesticated in Central Illinois into a crop that researchers say has the potential to help combat climate change and provide additional income to farmers. The high-protein seed oil that derives from the pennycress plant, with genetic modifications, has a plethora of environmental positives. Read more in this article from The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL).

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