HomeFarm NewsMinnesota farmer growing winter camelina for sustainable aviation fuel marketMinnesota farmer growing winter camelina for sustainable aviation fuel marketWed, September 20, 2023 by Brownfield Ag NewsSHARE NOW brownfieldagnews.comA western Minnesota farmer is growing winter camelina as a cash crop for the sustainable aviation fuels market.Anne Schwagerl of Browns Valley tells Brownfield she’s selling the oilseed to a crush plant as part of a pilot project through the University of Minnesota.“It needs fertility kind of like a small grain crop, but because it’s fall-seeded it gets up and out of the ground a lot earlier to outcompete weeds.”She says sustainable aviation fuel can be part of the solution to climate change.…Minnesota farmer growing winter camelina for sustainable aviation fuel market
