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SALINA, Kan. (AP) — The Land Institute continues to grow slowly in Kansas.

For more than 40 years, The Land Institute has been working to develop perennial crops that grow together but are harvested at different times, The Salina Journal reported .

Institute leaders believe this will project the soil and help the environment. The ultimate goal is to protect the Earth's resources while feeding a growing population and creating a more sustainable place.

The mission is slowly gaining momentum, said Fred Iutzi, the institute's president.

"We're on our way, but we're not there. That would be the wo...