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Do We Need to Farm Oil Crops?

Modern Farmer

“We could drastically reduce some of the land that we’re using for things like oil crops, if we were making these in a factory and not using land at all,” says Steven Davis, PhD, Earth System scientist and lead author on the paper. The amount of land used globally to grow oil crops has increased dramatically in the last several decades.

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Can Linen Make a Comeback in North America?

Modern Farmer

The crop itself is hardly new. Demand is on the rise for sustainably made clothing and other textiles. “People who are working in textiles want [linen],” says Barr. “It’s These days, the flax grown for linen is an industrial crop. It all starts with education, says Barr.

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