The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that Montana plantings of the biofuels crop camelina fell by almost half last year to 12,200 acres.
The crop, which grows well in Montana’s dry climate because it needs little water, has been promoted as an ideal source of plant oils needed to make alternative fuels. Two companies operating in Montana had once projected millions of acres of camelina within the next several years.
The 46 percent decline in plantings in 2008 reflects the industry’s troubles convincing farmers to convert their fields to the crop when wheat prices were hitting record highs.
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