Further south, a dry August has allowed Jon Hodgson to catch up on cereals and turn his attention to harvesting flax at Great Newsome Farm near South Frodingham. “We’re growing 20ha in a proje ...
While winter flax, cultivated on 30,000 hectares for this harvest, shows slightly lower performance with the overall prospects remaining strong. Flax straw, the raw material for fibre extraction ...
Growers hope other states will follow with that designation. Farmers can grow flax. What they need is a supply chain and market that can handle the harvest. Participants learn about flax at the PA ...
Is flaxseed the new wonder food? Preliminary studies show that it may help fight heart disease, diabetes and breast cancer. Flaxseed was cultivated in Babylon as early as 3000 BC. In the 8th ...