Winter camelina’s potential to be both profitable and to provide soil protection makes the ancient oilseed an obvious choice for Mankato, Minnesota, farmer Ben Penner to include in his crop rotation. “It seems like it's a win-win. I’m excited to see it grow in the future,” Penner said. Penner grows 131 acres of winter camelina under contract for Cargill. He is one of about 100 farmers who grow a total of 12,000 acres of the crop under contract f…
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