Flax plants in bloom at the PA Flax Project's square-yard plot in Philadelphia. WESA's local, independent journalism is only possible because of financial support from readers like you. Please support ...

Self-confessed "flax nut" Kathy Kirwan says she has fallen in love with the "circular" nature of the plant [BBC] Flax once defined Northern Ireland, with a thriving linen industry. But changing ...

Since Innamincka's last update, steady progress has been made by the workover rig and on construction activity. Recompletion of Flax 2 has finished and the workover rig is on Flax 5. The Flax 1 and 3 ...

Jennifer Green makes it look easy, grabbing a handful of dried flax stalks and beating away the rough outer casing to reveal long, soft, golden strands of fibre that can be spun and woven into linen.

RICHARDTON, N.D. - The events that transpired on Sept. 11, 2001, would go on to impact the lives of millions around the world; for the Ambrose Hoff family in Richardton, the date marked their entrance ...

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 ...

The 63rd Flax Institute is March 25-26 at the Doublewood Inn in Fargo. In 2009, 293,000 acres of flax were harvested in North Dakota, which is 93 percent of all the acres planted in the U.S. Flax has ...

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 ...

Chinese ingredients maker Biogin Biochemicals said it has seen an approximately 30 percent growth in demand for its flax lignans from clients in the US and Europe and it is increasing its production ...

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 ...

Flax once defined Northern Ireland, with a thriving linen industry. But changing consumer habits saw that industry decline massively in the mid-20th century. Now, the plant is being looked at as a ...