SARE PDP CLC 101 funded
CLC 101: GLBW & Conservation Professional Training Program received a SARE Professional Development grant to develop introductory CLC training.
SPRINGING into 2023 with 2022 WINS
GLBW Pulls in Funding for CLC
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SARE PDP CLC 101 funded -
NRCS racial equity cooperative agreementNRCS racial equity cooperative agreement
With the Mississippi River Network we launched a NRCS funded mentorship program for grad students & early career ag conservationists of color. -
GLBW speaks to fundersGLBW speaks to funders
GLBW shared its CLC "journey map" illustrating how investment in CLC fosters environmental & financial benefits at two major 2022 funder meetings.
Partner/Network Wins for CLC
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NRCS Conservation Practice Standard 328NRCS Conservation Practice Standard 328
Big leap for perennial grains, formally adopted into the national NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program Practice 328. -
MN CLC Value Chain Development FundMN CLC Value Chain Development Fund
MN Legislature approved funding to develop enterprises, supply chains & markets. MN Dept of Ag will announce competitive grants in early 2023. -
Midwest Value Chain Shared ValuesMidwest Value Chain Shared Values
Artisan Grain Collaborative and artist Amy Sparks lead a jointly designed visual on CLC value chains showing shared vision for greater impact.
CLC Outreach & Research Highlights
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GLBW's early Kernza® history capturedGLBW's early Kernza® history captured
Narrative history chronicles GLBW & partners' work with early value chain coordination for Kernza®, lessons learned to inform future crops. -
Match Made in HeavenMatch Made in Heaven
Integrating livestock & crops is one pathway to CLC. The Match Made in Heaven project develops infographics and launches survey. -
Frontiers CLC research topicFrontiers CLC research topic
GLBW coordinated a special CLC journal collection through Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, expanding the cross-disciplinary CLC literature base.