The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute ( AURI ) together with the University of Minnesota Forever Green Initiative ( FGI ) will host the " find out the Future of Flax : Perennial Flax Field Day " from 9 a.m. – Noon June 3 at the Rosemount Research and Outreach Center in Rosemount , Minnesota . The event is free , and participants should register to hang .
The three - hour in - domain event will showcase perennial flax , a new harvest with securities industry potential across multiple diligence – from landscape gardening and horticulture to fibre , oil , and more . The plant is currently being developed to thrive within conventional farming system , offering reach out flowering from May through November and the potential drop for two harvest seasons .
" We see a passel of benefit to spring up repeated flax , start with the beautiful juicy discipline with their extend unfolding for pollinator . It has many advantages over annual flax , with two harvests / year ( oilseed ) , pollinator table service , add value for fibre and cut peak , and heat energy and drouth leeway " , tell Dr. Neil Anderson , Professor & Dept . Head of the University of Minnesota , Department of Horticultural Science . Perennial flax is one of the crops in the Forever Green Initiative . " Once glean , this multi - use crop has the potential to enhance and create markets across numerous diligence . "
subject area Day attender will be able to view the crop in person to understand its growing dynamics . Plus , a variety of industry leader and experts will verbalise about recurrent flax ’s unique benefits and trait and issue commercial use in character , florals , solid food , and fuel . The upshot also proffer time for share perspectives and connecting with people across the value chain of mountains — from raiser and Lord to vendor and innovators , among others .
" This is a great opportunity for enterprises in the horticultural , cut flower , natural fiber , or intellectual nourishment , fuel , and provender grocery to explore the electric potential of this multi - use craw and to give stimulant on uphold repeated flax exploitation , " says Alexandra Ostlund , Business Development Director of Novel Supply Chains at AURI . " link up with other stakeholders to introduce and valorize this emerging crop will help oneself develop industry appetency for perennial agricultural product and afford regional craftsman and business a prospect to conduct the way . "
To attend the Future of Flax Field Day , registerhere .
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