The star of these few acres is winter-planted camelina. The potential miracle crop might power tomorrow's jet engines and clean up waterways in the karst-rich hill country of the Upper Midwest.
During this brown period when there are no plants actively growing in the fields, excess fertilizer can leach into nearby rivers and streams. Cover crops like winter camelina can prevent that. The ...
to provide farmers in parts of Kansas, Colorado and further west the opportunity to grow camelina, an oilseed-based crop, starting in 2024. Camelina, a type of mustard, is native in countries and ...
Some of the more commonly known and grown oilseed crops in the U.S. have long been canola, soybeans and sunflowers,… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close ...
The company pioneered camelina production on a commercial scale three years ago, contracting with growers throughout the United States and Canada to grow the crop. In addition, the company has ...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)- in response to Genome Atllantic’s application- agreed and recently approved the use of mechanically-extracted camelina oil as a feed ingredient for farmed ...
energy cane and camelina. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will soon explore the feasibility of offering crop insurance to producers of biofuel feedstocks ranging from straw to corn ...