Park River, N.D., farmer Mark Hylden has been growing flax for nearly 40 years. He's strongly committed to the crop, which three generations of his family have raised. It's unclear if other flax ...

Photos courtesy of Reimers Seed Co., Carrington, N.D. Linseed oil is an important ingredient in oil-based paint. But oil-based paint, once common, now is far less popular than latex-based paint, said ...

What started out as a trial to test the winter hardiness of new winter linseed varieties has ended up being a springboard for ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Flax prices, like those for every other prairie crop, have already come down hard. Prices had been about $15 per bushel a year ago. Supplies were tight and demand was firm. The ...

Join a high-stakes harvest as a modern farm battles both mechanical failures and unpredictable weather while processing a ...

Explore the intricate daily operations of a modern farm as we follow the journey of a high-value linseed crop from the yard ...

Rain has poured down on Canada's prairie provinces, and that's sent U.S. flax prices shooting upward. But higher prices -- roughly $2 per bushel more than a month ago -- have come too late to be of ...

Park River, N.D., farmer Mark Hylden has been growing flax for nearly 40 years. He's strongly committed to the crop, which three generations of his family have raised. It's unclear if other flax ...

Winter linseed is gaining momentum as a break crop in Scotland, with new trial results reinforcing its reliability and profitability in ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada has not shipped any of its new flax crop to its top market, the European Union, because of concerns about genetically modified (GMO) material, the Flax Council of ...

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) has long served as an essential crop for oil and natural fibre, and research into its genetic diversity has become pivotal in addressing contemporary agricultural ...