Great River Greening, a Minnesota environmental nonprofit, invites farmers, agricultural professionals, and conservation organizations to an interactive roundtable panel session, discussing the results from a winter camelina/soybean relay cropping vs. double cropping demonstration project.
Winter camelina is a winter-hardy oilseed crop related to canola that supports continuous living cover (CLC) on working lands. It can help reduce erosion, improve soil health, and provide pollinator habitat. It can be grown as both a cover crop and a cash crop, allowing farmers to integrate camelina with crops such as soybeans. In partnership with producers Ben Penner, Dan Coffman, Scott Lightly, and TJ Kartes, Great River Greening will discuss different strategies for planting winter camelina, comparing soybean relay cropping vs. double cropping.
This event is possible thanks to our funders and partners: Cargill, Forever Green Initiative, Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) – AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant, TJ Kartes Family Farms, Ben Penner Farms, Lane Ridge Farm, NFWF – National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, and Lightly Farms.
