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  • Perennial rice: Plant once, harvest again and again

    Mar 27, 2023 10:45 am by Eric WilsonIllinois in the News
    the hands of a Chinese farmer hold harvested perennial rice, 'Yunda 107'. China News Service/China News Service via Getty Images

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    • the hands of a Chinese farmer hold harvested perennial rice, 'Yunda 107'. China News Service/China News Service via Getty Images

    NPR (March 27) – Illinois crop sciences professor Erik Sacks, who helped develop perennial rice over the last two decades, discusses how perennial grains could bring huge environmental benefits and be a boon for farmers.