camelina

New disease resistant Camelina seed available to Sask farmers

Jan 12, 2022 | 11:32am

  Smart Earth Camelina and Blair’s Crop Solutions have reached an agreement to supply the first and only disease-resistant camelina seed to farmers. Blair’s operates full service farm retail locations in Lanigan, Nokomis, McLean, Liberty, Watrous and Rosthern. Smart Earth Camelina president Jack Grushcow says the development of the herbicide resistant Newgold camelina variety is […]

Sask. based grain company looking to grow more camelina

Mar 22, 2021 | 5:29am

A Saskatchewan-based grain company is hoping to expand the acreage for an ancient oilseed called camelina. Smart Earth Camelina president Jack Gruschcow says he is contracting for 10 thousand acres but would like to see it grow to 500,000 acres. He says there is strong demand for the product. “We have a great business in […]