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"The issue with biodiesel has been cost. Since a high fraction of the cost is in the production of the oilseed, a low input crop like camelina is desirable."
- Grant Jackson, MSU agronomy professor at the Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center in Conrad.
Camelina Industry News
Camelina Meal now Available for Use in Laying Hens
09-03-2010
Camelina Meal now Available for Use in Laying Hens
NACTA announces that camelina will be incorporated at up to a 10% level
Septemeber 2010 - The North American Camelina Trade Association (NACTA) announced on Aug. 18 the achievement of yet another milestone in its efforts to build camelina production and marketing opportunities for growers. The industry received a letter of no objection from the Center for Veterinary Medicine, a department of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, for the use of camelina meal in the diets of laying hens for up to 10 percent of the weight of the total ration. Camelina meal is a co-product of camelina oil extraction.
Camelina Meal Approved for Use in Feedlot Beef Rations
11-10-2009
New Trade Association Formed for North America Camelina Industry
03-03-2009
Energy crop growing in prominence as viable vehicle and jet fuel feedstock
March 3, 2009 – GREAT FALLS, MT – Thirteen seed companies, processors and researchers of camelina have formed the first trade association focused on camelina production and processing in North America. The North American Camelina Trade Association (NACTA) will work to promote research, production and the development of new markets for camelina – a relatively new energy crop in North America that has exciting potential.
Sustainable Oils Convenes First Annual Camelina Extension Meeting
02-27-2009
Feb. 27, 2009 – Bozeman, MT – As camelina has emerged as an exciting new crop in Montana, the Pacific Northwest and southern Canada, more researchers have added the crop to their yield trials and other research programs. These scientists and research programs have made significant progress.
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