{Afternoon Tea} ep. 6 'Summer Internship with Pennycress'

Episode 15 • August 19, 2022 • 00:16:50
{Afternoon Tea} ep. 6 'Summer Internship with Pennycress'
The Plant Passion Podcast
{Afternoon Tea} ep. 6 'Summer Internship with Pennycress'

Aug 19 2022 | 00:16:50

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Show Notes

In this week's episode of the Plant Passion Podcast, we learn a little bit more about an amazing newly domesticated crop called Pennycress (CoverCress). I spent this summer at Western Illinois University with mentors Dr. Winthrop Phippen and Tad Wesely learning about this amazing crops and the way that it is revolutionizing farming practices of the future. Hope you enjoy! 

IPREFER: https://www.iprefercap.org

Internship page (my research): https://www.iprefercap.org/about/2022-undergraduate-research-experience/

CoverCress: https://www.covercress.com 

News articles: 

1. https://www.agupdate.com/illinoisfarmertoday/news/crop/pennycress-shows-potential-in-the-midwest/article_96cac3f2-e744-11ec-9da6-c7d8d3b23b91.html 

2. https://kqeducationgroup.com/wiu-project-studying-impact-of-new-cover-crop/ (I am mentioned in this article)

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