When most people think of crops in the Midwest they think of the common offerings — corn, soybeans and wheat.
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Clair Keene and Jim Staricka examine roots in a soil pit in a three-year-old Kernza field in Williston, N.D.
Closeup view of kernza in a field.
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Editor’s note: The following was written by Chad E. Hart, Iowa State University Extension economist, for the July Ag Decision Maker newsletter.