2021

In the Press

• Messina, Ela. “Undergraduate student furthers pennycress research during summer internship experience.” Oct. 5, 2021. Illinois State University Redbird Scholar. https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2021/10/undergraduate-student-furthers-pennycress-research-during-summer-internship-experience/
• Coss, Kevin. “From ‘Weed’ to ‘Worthwhile’: Pennycress Makes Cover Cropping Viable.”  Aug. 31, 2021. https://research.umn.edu/inquiry/post/weed-worthwhile-pennycress-makes-cover-cropping-viable. Univ. of MN Office of the the VP for Research.
• Coulter, Phyllis. “Pennycress establishes new harvest season in Central Illinois.” Jul. 5, 2021 https://pantagraph.com/agriculture/pennycress-establishes-new-harvest-season-in-central-illinois/article_3282e8a9-053c-56db-88e6-fa784bc085ad.html. Illinois Farmer Today.
   
• Coulter, Phyllis. “New crop establishes new harvest season.” Illinois Farmer Today. Jul. 1, 2021. https://www.agupdate.com/illinoisfarmertoday/news/crop/new-crop-establishes-new-harvest-season/article_89d463ca-d920-11eb-90d4-c309e8bdddde.html
• Hanes, Stephanie. “Climate versus jobs? Not in this heartland state.” Christian Science Monitor. June 3, 2021. https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2021/0603/Climate-versus-jobs-Not-in-this-heartland-state
• Nickel, Rod & Karl Plume. “Stinkweed to false flax: oilseeds race to reap biofuel bonanza.” Reuters. May 26, 2021. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/stinkweed-false-flax-oilseeds-race-reap-biofuel-bonanza-2021-05-26/
• Shipman, Kay. “CoverCress preparing launch of commercial pennycress.” FarmWeekNow.com. May 21, 2021. https://www.farmweeknow.com/environmental/covercress-preparing-launch-of-commercial-pennycress/article_953cc4f0-b34b-11eb-b016-a795eb85dc5c.html
• Coulter, Phyllis. “Agronomist: Creating new crop like flying plane while building it.” Illinois Farmer Today. Apr. 30, 2021. https://www.agupdate.com/illinoisfarmertoday/news/crop/agronomist-creating-new-crop-like-flying-plane-while-building-it/article_9389b3e8-a860-11eb-bd1e-c735fd4156a8.html
• Shipman, Kay. “ISU offers cover crop practicalities in central Illinois.” FarmWeekNow.com. Apr. 20, 2021. https://www.farmweeknow.com/environmental/isu-offers-cover-crop-practicalities-in-central-illinois/article_182f4fe6-a153-11eb-8780-a73e9b82fd6c.html
• Wright, Andrew. “From Nepal To Minnesota, This Scientist Is Helping Domesticate A New Crop.” Forbes. Mar. 28, 2021. https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewwight/2021/03/28/from-nepal-to-minnesota-this-scientist-is-helping-domesticate-a-new-crop/?sh=279ca7733efa
• Tandukar, Zenith. “Opinion: A pretty penny: pennycress cover crop could help solve the climate puzzle.” Agri-Pulse Mar. 23, 2021. https://www.agri-pulse.com/authors/363-zenith-tandukar
• Gertz Husar, Deborah. “Pennycress Potential.” The Whig-Hearld Farm and Field. Spring 2021. p.18. https://heraldwhig-il.newsmemory.com/?special=Farm+and+Field

Patent Updates

• Patent No. US 2021/0084936 A1. Mar. 25, 2021. Low Glucosinolate Pennycress Meal and Methods of Making. Tim Ulmasov, John C. Sedbrook, Michael David Marks, Michaela G. McGinn, Cristine Handel, Ratan Chopra, Brice Allen Jarvis. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/05/45/0b/fb62b66f6883d4/US20210084936A1.pdf

2020

Patent – Updates

• Patent No. US 10,709,151 B2. Date of patent: Jul. 14, 2020. Low Fiber Pennycress Meal and Methods of Making. Tim Ulmasov, Gary Hartnell, John C. Sedbrook, Michael David Marks, Ratan Chopra & Maliheh Esfahanian. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/60/aa/e0/77abc56873dd05/US10709151.pdf

In the Press

• Hagaman, Matthew. 2020. “IPREFER: The Wonder Weed.” CeMaST Connections, Vol. 1, Fall 2020.
• Sobota, Lenore. “‘Wonder weed’ research at Illinois State University called a ‘game-changer’.” The Pantagraph. Oct. 13, 2020. https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/watch-now-wonder-weed-research-at-illinois-state-university-called-a-game-changer/article_0982bba5-b904-501b-918a-5dd12becd438.html
• Menke, Alex. “Cashing in on Pennycress.” WEEK News. Oct. 12, 2020. https://week.com/2020/10/12/cashing-in-on-pennycress/
• Coulter, Phyllis. “More dollars go into developing pennycress.” Illinois Farmer Today, Oct. 2, 2020. https://www.agupdate.com/illinoisfarmertoday/news/crop/more-dollars-go-into-developing-pennycress/article_e60236fe-028e-11eb-803e-d756825d3a06.html
• Illinois State University. “Powerful pennycress: Dr. Sedbrook’s research team is transforming a weed into a crop.” Redbird Scholar, Sep. 28, 2020. https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2020/09/powerful-pennycress/
• Branch, Rhiannon. “Domesticated Pennycress: A new cash cover crop in development.” Brownfield Ag News. Aug. 14, 2020. https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/domesticated-pennycress-a-new-cash-cover-crop-in-development/
• Coulter, Phyllis. “Farmers could add dollars with pennycress.” Illinois Farmer Today, April 16, 2020. https://www.agupdate.com/illinoisfarmertoday/news/crop/farmers-could-add-dollars-with-pennycress/article_c4f1a470-7e83-11ea-9225-27c2de0f2c69.html
• CoverCress. “CoverCress gets $5M in new financing for low CI crop development.” Biodiesel Magazine, April 13, 2020. http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/2516980/covercress-gets-5m-in-new-financing-for-low-ci-crop-development
• Houghton, Dean. “Cover Crops: A Place for Pennycress.” The Furrow (John Deere), January 2020. https://www.johndeerefurrow.com/2020/01/07/a-place-for-pennycress/

2019

• Hinga, Allie. “UW-P researcher among those investigating if Midwestern weed could become next fuel crop.” Tristate News Telegraph Herald, October 6, 2019. https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_94f5751e-1ace-519d-827a-0b2bba93fc15.html
• Sabata, Lenore. “ISU researchers see potential to make dollars with pennycress.” The Pantagraph, October 1, 2019, https://www.pantagraph.com/business/agriculture/isu-researchers-see-potential-to-make-dollars-with-pennycress/article_3e99e9d7-870c-5d4e-925f-a36e96c713c9.html
• Parkins, Alison. “Idea of turning common weeds into aviation fuel takes flight.” University of Wisconsin Platteville News, October 1, 2019.  https://www.uwplatt.edu/news/idea-turning-common-weeds-aviation-fuel-takes-flight
• Dyer Shinberger, Darcie & Jodi K. Pospeschil. A Crop Worth Million. Western the Magazine for Alumni of Western Illinois University, Fall 2019, 22-23. https://issuu.com/wiualumniassociation/docs/alumni_mag_web_fall_2019
• Foy, Kellie. “USDA grant grows seeds of opportunity in agriculture.” Vidette Online, September 19, 2019. http://www.videtteonline.com/news/usda-grant-grows-seeds-of-opportunity-in-agriculture/article_a8b06b8c-da8e-11e9-bb67-e7baa66314a2.html
• Foust, Spencer. “WIU receives $10M for pennycress research.” The McDonough County Voice, September 19, 2019. https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20190919/wiu-receives-10-m-for-pennycress-research; The Canton Daily Ledger, https://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20190919/wiu-receives-10-m-for-pennycress-research
• Egger, Rich. “WIU School of Agriculture Secures Multi-Million Dollar Grant .” WGLT 89.1FM , September 18, 2019. https://www.wglt.org/post/wiu-school-agriculture-secures-multi-million-dollar-grant#stream/0
• Ramirez, Marc. “Western is awarded $10 million for agriculture research.”  Western Courier, September 18, 2019. https://westerncourier.com/45180/news/western-is-awarded-10-million-for-agriculture-research/
• Egger, Rich. “WIU School of Agriculture Secures Multi-Million Dollar Grant.” WIUM Tristates Public Radio, September 18, 2019. https://www.tspr.org/post/wiu-school-agriculture-secures-multi-million-dollar-grant
• “Western Illinois University Announces $10 Million Cover Crop Federal Research Grant.” Seed Today, September 18, 2019. https://www.seedtoday.com/article/179125/western-illinois-university-announces-10-million-cover-crop-federal-research-grant