The cooperative of farmers and textile producers wants to jump-start flax production to provide more linen clothing as an alternative to fossil fuel-based synthetic fibers. This story is part of the ...

On a smattering of farms across the United States, but especially in the rainy stretches of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes region, an increasing share of land is being devoted to flax. The ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Michael Deyholos began as a “basic researcher” working with fruit flies. But he wanted “to get into something more useful.” He found it in flax: one of the world’s oldest, most ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A tiny Canadian startup company that is preparing to open a biodiesel plant in Toronto this spring says it will produce clean fuel, animal feed and human food all from the modest ...

Strong flaxseed prices should encourage more planted acres to the crop this spring, but any increases in area will also ...

Flax fibre has always been considered as a noble and delicate material for textiles; it requires careful attention. It is well suited for the fabric industry, and used to make haute couture clothing ...

Spring crops were sown on 132,300 hectares, which is 5.73% of the plan. Early spring grain and leguminous crops (excluding maize, buckwheat and millet) were planted on an area of 119,300 hectares, ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Canadian farmers will look to plant more flax this spring, but tight supplies in the meantime will slice exports to a five- or six-year low in the 2010/11 crop ...

Both seeds pack fiber, omega-3s, and powerful antioxidants — but experts say one may be slightly better for digestion, ...