Camelina Seems to Be One of The Best Crop for Desert Land

Here is a promising attempt of a camelina grower. Mark Wiest, of Sams Valley, Oregon, United States, just completed harvesting about three acres of camelina on a piece of ground that has been otherwise unproductive. His first planting of camelina was last year when he and Dalton Straus planted 26 acres in the Sams Valley area. Wiest is contracting with BioMass Processors out of Rickreall. Once the camelina has been harvested and dried, it is sent north. There the harvested camelina is crushed and the camelina oil is extracted. This oil can be used in making fuel. Wiest is working with others from Beatty to Murphy to turn their bare land into productive land.

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