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Research: Assessing the potential of oilseed crops


A research project by Ohio State University is seeking to evaluate the many uses of oilseed crops, such as animal feed and biofuel, plus their potential to help diversify Ohio farms and increase sustainability.
Research: Assessing the potential of oilseed crops

Oilseed crops such as flax, camelina, canola and sunflower have been planted on a 324 acre farm in Wooster. The farm had been donated to the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in 2002.

"Oilseed crops could offer many benefits to diversified farms," said Hannah Whitehead, the research assistant coordinating the project. "They have the potential to add complexity to crop rotations, provide valuable ecosystem services, and deliver additional value chains in the form of on-farm biodiesel, cooking oil and highly nutritious feed for animals."


In September, Organic Valley will bring its mobile oil press to the Farm to press the harvested seeds and offer a workshop for its Ohio members and other interested farmers. The oil, pressed meal and fiber will then be analyzed by OARDC researchers to evaluate their potential for fuel, cooking and animal feed.



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