Seed Cost Reimbursement for First-Time Camelina Growers
Farmers who plant camelina for the first time can get their seed costs reimbursed if they
farm in the 32 counties of northern and eastern Montana covered by WIRED Montana's Agro
Energy Plan.
The reimbursement program covers camelina seed costs of up to $1.30 per pound for a
minimum of 10 acres and a maximum of 80 acres at seeding rates of 3 to 5 pounds per
acre.
The purpose is to encourage growers to gain experience planting camelina at a time when
high wheat and barley prices might tempt producers to forego rotation crops, says Adam de
Yong, project director of WIRED Montana's Agro Energy Plan. The program is funded by a
Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant from the U.S.
Department of Labor.
Several companies are seeking to develop an oilseed industry in Montana based on
production of camelina as a rotation crop. Camelina sativa is a small-seeded crop in the
brassica family that also includes canola, mustard and broccoli. Research at Montana
State University has shown camelina to be a promising dryland crop for use in biodiesel
and other bio-products.
Forms to apply for camelina seed cost reimbursement are available from Bio-Product
Innovation Centers at Havre, Joliet, Lewistown, Sidney and Wolf Point. Additional
information about camelina is available from the Montana Department of Agriculture
website at www.agr.mt.gov/camelina and from Tracey Jette, Bio-Product Innovation Centers
network coordinator, at (406) 262-5923 or by email at agr@mt.gov.
Farmers who plant camelina for the first time can get their seed costs reimbursed if they
farm in the 32 counties of northern and eastern Montana covered by WIRED Montana's Agro
Energy Plan.
The reimbursement program covers camelina seed costs of up to $1.30 per pound for a
minimum of 10 acres and a maximum of 80 acres at seeding rates of 3 to 5 pounds per
acre.
The purpose is to encourage growers to gain experience planting camelina at a time when
high wheat and barley prices might tempt producers to forego rotation crops, says Adam de
Yong, project director of WIRED Montana's Agro Energy Plan. The program is funded by a
Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant from the U.S.
Department of Labor.
Several companies are seeking to develop an oilseed industry in Montana based on
production of camelina as a rotation crop. Camelina sativa is a small-seeded crop in the
brassica family that also includes canola, mustard and broccoli. Research at Montana
State University has shown camelina to be a promising dryland crop for use in biodiesel
and other bio-products.
Forms to apply for camelina seed cost reimbursement are available from Bio-Product
Innovation Centers at Havre, Joliet, Lewistown, Sidney and Wolf Point. Additional
information about camelina is available from the Montana Department of Agriculture
website at www.agr.mt.gov/camelina and from Tracey Jette, Bio-Product Innovation Centers
network coordinator, at (406) 262-5923 or by email at agr@mt.gov.
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Camelina - The Future of Fuel
Camelina has moved to the forefront of
the biofuels movement as a sustainable
alternative crop that will support future
generations.
Because of its certain apparent health
benefits and its technical stability
gold-of-pleasure and camelina oil are
being added to the growing list of foods
considered as functional foods.
Gold-of-pleasure is also of interest for its
very low requirements for tillage and
weed control.
This could potentially allow vegetable
oil to be produced more cheaply than
from traditional oil crops, which would
be particularly attractive to biodiesel
producers looking for a feedstock cheap
enough to allow them to compete with
petroleum diesel and gasoline.
Camelina has moved to the forefront of
the biofuels movement as a sustainable
alternative crop that will support future
generations.
Because of its certain apparent health
benefits and its technical stability
gold-of-pleasure and camelina oil are
being added to the growing list of foods
considered as functional foods.
Gold-of-pleasure is also of interest for its
very low requirements for tillage and
weed control.
This could potentially allow vegetable
oil to be produced more cheaply than
from traditional oil crops, which would
be particularly attractive to biodiesel
producers looking for a feedstock cheap
enough to allow them to compete with
petroleum diesel and gasoline.
Great Plains Oil and Exploration Company based in Big Fork, MT is promoting camelina as a biodiesel feedstock and a
rotational crop. https://www.camelinacompany.com/Default.aspx . They can work directly with growers in many ways...
contracts, elevator locations, grower workshops, practices, etc.
rotational crop. https://www.camelinacompany.com/Default.aspx . They can work directly with growers in many ways...
contracts, elevator locations, grower workshops, practices, etc.