Cash Grain Cereals
Annual grain crops grown for direct sale or on-farm feed production.
Aromatic/premium Rice
Basmati and Jasmine varieties that command significant premiums. Traditional varieties were bred in low-input systems and often outperform modern...
Chickpeas/garbanzo
Desi (small, dark) and Kabuli (large, cream) types. Massive global demand driven by hummus and Indian cuisine. Drought tolerant, N-fixing.
Einkorn Wheat
The original domesticated wheat. Single kernel, hulled, extremely low-input. High nutrient density, different gluten structure. Very low yields but...
Emmer Wheat
One of the first domesticated wheats (~10,000 years). Hulled grain provides natural pest resistance. Tolerates poor soils, low fertility, and drought.
Finger Millet/ragi
Highest calcium content of any cereal. Staple in East Africa and South India. Extraordinarily climate resilient. 10,000-year cultivation history.
Flint Corn
Hard outer kernel, more drought/cold tolerant than dent. Exceptional flavor for cornmeal, polenta, tortillas. Heritage varieties carry deep cultural...
Flour Corn
Soft starch, excellent milling. Many indigenous varieties. Blue corn commands extraordinary premiums. Posole/hominy corn varieties.
Foxtail Millet
World's oldest cultivated millet. 60-75 day growing season (extremely short). Drought tolerant. Growing health food market.
Hard Red Spring Wheat
Dominant in northern Great Plains and Canadian prairies. Shorter season allows cover crop windows after harvest.
Hard Red Winter Wheat
Standard winter wheat for Great Plains transition. Winter planting provides living root through cold months, aligning with regenerative principle of...
Heritage/landrace Sorghum
Hundreds of varieties across Africa and India specifically adapted to extreme conditions. These varieties evolved IN regenerative systems - they...
Hulless/naked Oats
Field to food with minimal processing. Higher protein than hulled oats. Groat-ready grain for direct market.
Kernza Perennial Wheatgrass
NOT technically wheat, but the first commercially viable perennial grain and a wheat analog. Developed by The Land Institute. Deep perennial root...
Khorasan/kamut Wheat
Trademarked as Kamut, must be grown organically. Large kernel, high protein, drought tolerant. Built-in premium market through organic-only...
Milling/food Oats
Growing food market driven by oat milk. High test weight oats command significant food-grade premiums. Farmers already growing oats as cover crops...
Open-Pollinated Dent Corn
The farmer's path to seed independence. Unlike hybrids, OP varieties can be saved and replanted. Reid's Yellow Dent was THE corn of the pre-hybrid...
Perennial Rice
Developed by Yunnan University (China). Ratoons for 4-8 harvests from single planting. Eliminates annual tillage and replanting. Published in Nature...
Pigmented/heritage Rice
High anthocyanin content, significant nutritional premiums, deep cultural roots across Asia. Bhutanese red rice, Chinese forbidden black rice,...
Red Fife Wheat
Canada's original wheat variety from 1840s. Outstanding bread quality, deep root system, performs well in low-input systems. Backbone of the Canadian...
Rosinweed
Silphium integrifolium (rosinweed) is emerging as a promising perennial crop within regenerative agriculture, primarily for its potential as an...
Sesame
Sesame (Sesamum indicum) shows potential in regenerative agriculture, though knowledge base coverage is limited. Primarily, it is integrated into...
Specialty Lentils
Premium food crop with growing global demand. Red, green, French green (du Puy), black (beluga) types. Excellent N-fixation, low water needs.
Spelt
Ancient hulled wheat with stronger market recognition than emmer/einkorn. Reasonable yields, disease resistant, performs in low-fertility soils.
Sri-Adapted Rice
Varieties specifically selected for performance under System of Rice Intensification. SRI reduces water use 25-50%, reduces seed use 80-90%, and...
Tepary Bean
While the provided knowledge base has limited coverage of *Phaseolus acutifolius* (tepary bean) in regenerative agriculture, its inherent resilience...
Turkey Red Wheat
THE iconic heritage wheat of the American Great Plains. Brought by Mennonite immigrants from Ukraine in 1874. Deep roots, drought tolerant, thrives...
Upland Rice
Grown without flooding on hillsides and dry fields. Eliminates the methane issue entirely. Traditional across West Africa, Southeast Asian uplands,...
Wild Rice
Technically a different genus. Native to North America. Perennial aquatic grass. Sacred food for Anishinaabe/Ojibwe peoples. Harvested from natural...