2020

Patent

• 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

• 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/farmers-could-add-dollars-with-pennycress/article_c4f1a470-7e83-11ea-9225-27c2de0f2c69.html
• 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