CCI has converted field pennycress through advanced breeding and gene editing tools to create its climate-smart agricultural product marketed under the trade name of CoverCress®. This renewable oilseed and animal feed crop has a winter annual growth cycle, allowing it to fit into an existing corn and soybean rotation. It is planted in the fall, vernalizes over the winter, flowers, sets seed in the spring, and is harvested just ahead of spring crop planting.

The CoverCress crop sequesters carbon and prevents further organic soil carbon loss through cover-cropping. Additionally, it delivers the ecosystem benefits of a traditional cover crop by mitigating soil erosion, improving soil health, and reducing water and nutrient movement.

CCI is a scientifically advanced, forward-thinking company focused on developing a climate-smart agricultural product that contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through both sequestration and mitigation. In 2013, CCI was born out of ambition and the need to pursue a renewable and sustainable energy source for fuel and feed.

Energy – in all its forms – enables growth and prosperity. Yet, US goals to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50% by 2030 demand a shift toward low-carbon energy sources. Renewable fuels such as renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and biodiesel produced from ultra-low carbon intensity sources such as CoverCress® can meaningfully contribute to a low carbon future. A CoverCress crop is just one-way agriculture can evolve to meet the increasing demand. We believe that new market opportunities can be realized by finding innovative ways to make sustainable fuel and feed through leading-edge technologies.