Winter Camelina

Working with Growers

Winter camelina is a great way to diversify your crop rotation and gain access to new market opportunities. Since this is a relatively new crop, we're working closely with farmers to help the implementation and success of winter camelina.

Sowing sustainability: The rise of winter oilseeds

The market for sustainable biofuels is growing rapidly, opening up a world of grain marketing opportunities. Growing winter camelina and other winter oilseed crops are a great way to diversify your revenue and your crop rotation. 

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Camelina and pennycress: the next generation of biofuels?

Learn more about the role camelina can play in global decarbonization in this article featuring Cargill's Lyle DePauw, director of crop innovation. 

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Growing winter camelina with Cargill 

We've successfully completed our pilot project growing winter camelina with a group of farmers in Minnesota and North Dakota. We are now launching our full winter camelina program and enrollment is officially open! This is a great opportunity to expand into a new market and diversify your revenue.

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How it works:

• You grow the camelina.
• We buy your camelina for delivery at our West Fargo plant.
• As a bonus, by trying this crop on new acres, you may be eligible to participate in additional soil and water conservation programs.

Working with industry partners

Since winter camelina is a relatively new crop in the upper Midwest, Cargill is collaborating with industry partners to help educate and support farmers as they look to integrate it into their operations. Read more here.

University of Minnesota awarded $10M from the Department of Energy for OILSEED research project

Through its Bioenergy Technologies Office, the US Department of Energy has awarded the University of Minnesota $10 million for the Oilseed Crops to Sustain the Environment and Meet Energy Demand (OILSEED) project. OILSEED was selected as one of six projects working to “advance the production of low carbon intensity, purpose-grown energy crops critical to accelerating a clean energy bioeconomy.”

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From field to fuel: First Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) arrives at MSP Airport

Cargill worked with farmers to plant 2,000 acres of winter camelina in the fall of 2023 that was then harvested and crushed at Cargill's West Fargo, ND, facility. The camelina oil was refined into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and is now available to airline fuel streams. 

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