Some Minnesota farmers are exploring crop rotation changes to tap into the growing market for sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF.
Minnesota Farm Bureau Vice President Carolyn Olson, says some producers are considering planting winter camelina, a cool-season oilseed crop, as a potential feedstock for SAF…
“The people that are toying with growing camelina are those who are looking for something different to raise, like instead of a soybean. Or in addition to something else, like in addition to or in place of an alfalfa.”
She says some producers are looking for a non-traditional crop that may have less vulnerability to big price swings…
“Just to try something different as a way to sell something that not everybody else is. And I think a lot of the camelina right now is on the very small scale, because we’re still working on what it looks like to grow that in a large scale, and where are the markets?”
Olson says Minnesota is well-positioned to become a global SAF hub due to the variety of crops grown, its strong presence in renewable fuels, and being home to Delta Air Lines.
(content: courtesy MNN)
