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 ...
"Camelina is extremely winter-hardy," said Anna Teeter ... Minnesota's 26 million acres of cropland has an environmentally sound cover crop during the winter. Often the protestation from farmers ...
It is a remarkable crop that protects like a cover crop and pays ... overwinter and then harvest the camelina in May or June the following spring (much like winter wheat). Farmers can then plant ...