Nick Jordan

Nick Jordan is Professor of Agronomy & Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, where he conducts research on agricultural ecology. His teaching is focused on experiential learning and action education in agricultural systems, aiming to help students address complex challenges and opportunities in agriculture and its interconnections with society. He co-directs the Forever Green Initiative (https://forevergreen.umn.edu). The Initiative is developing and commercializing a set of new crops that advance the continuous living cover of farmland with crops that produce marketable commodities. The Initiative integrates and leverages collaborations and networks, built over decades, that span public, private and NGO sectors, with a shared goal of scaling continuous-living-cover agriculture.

‍