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December 23, 2009: Flax Day 2010 offers answers to flax market questions

December 23, 2009: Flax Council posts notice about GM test acceptance

December 22, 2009: Flax tested GM positive in Sweden

December 22, 2009: SRC GenServe now testing flax for GMO

December 18, 2009: New sustainability vision for flax industry

December 17, 2009: New Market Support report: looking ahead

December 15, 2009: SaskFlax, Viterra invest in new northern flax varieties

December 8, 2009: More than 2000 flax samples being tested for GMO

December 7, 2009: Flax straw provides greenhouse heat source

December 4, 2009: Flax bids hold firm as demand improves

December 3, 2009: Flax seed oil may stem bone loss

December 2, 2009: Canadian Flax Genomics Workshop coming up February 23

November 30, 2009: New market report: Harvest finally winds down

November 27, 2009: Lab ramping up capacity for Triffid tests

November 23, 2009: Flax shives: new source of bioethanol

November 18, 2009: Producers: test needed for each 5,000 bushels

November 9, 2009: Quantum Biosciences provides test for CDC Triffid in flax

November 6, 2009: Flax Council: there are markets for Triffid flax PDF

November 4, 2009: Flaxseed assists men with prostate cancer

October 30, 2009: Flax Council of Canada encourages producers to take and keep a representative sample of their flax

October 30, 2009: Canada and the EU have endorsed a new Flax Protocol

October 30, 2009: Saskatchewan's Fiber inDemand show coming up Nov 6-8

October 27, 2009: New Flax Day agenda reflects recent market situation

October 23, 2009: Saskatchewan announces $1.2 million for flax genomics project

October 21, 2009: New Market Support Report - Harvest 2009

October 21, 2009: German farmers protest EU zero-tolerance policy

October 19, 2009: Peugot targeting 20% natural fibres in its cars by 2015

October 14, 2009: Genome Prairie Funds Flax Sequencing

October 13, 2009: Flax grower fall meetings planned

October 9, 2009: SaskFlax, Sask Ag working together on EU flax markets

October 7, 2009: Producers show considerable response to harvest survey

October 5, 2009: GM? GE? PNTs? What do these terms mean?

September 30, 2009: New Market Support Report: Surveying the Situation

September 28, 2009: Flax growers urged to send in harvest samples

September 28, 2009: GMO update from Flax Council of Canada

September 11, 2009: Flax Council of Canada working to verify DNA in flax to Europe

September 11, 2009: SaskFlax closely watching European GM testing labs

September 10, 2009: Flax Day 2010 program unveiled

September 9, 2009: TUFGEN project will open doors for flax

September 10, 2009: Archeologists discover 34,000 year old flax fibers

September 2, 2009: Run for the SaskFlax Board

September 1, 2009: Include flax in your back-to-school snacks

August 27, 2009: Bikes made from flax launched during Tour de France

August 25, 2009: New market report: CFL, the Canadian Flax League

August 18, 2009: British eye bag uses soothing power of flax

August 7, 2009: New flax breeder at CDC

August 7, 2009: New flax statistics available from ESCORENA

August 5, 2009: Can eating "low-fat" foods keep you fat?

August 4, 2009: Flax crops continue to look good - for now

July 28, 2009: Eating flax improves hair condition

July 22, 2009: Flax: yummy and healthy addition to cookies

July 20, 2009: New market report: a midsummer night's scream

July 16, 2009: Government amends seed regulations

July 13, 2009: China's largest trading market for flax opens

July 13, 2009: The incredible benefits of flax lignans

July 3, 2009: Examining omega-3 nutrition (PDF)

July 2, 2009: Cash bids for flaxseed holding steady

June 23, 2009: HEADLINE fungicide label now includes flax

June 19, 2009: New Market Podcast: Will it rain?

June 16, 2009: Viterra to offer first "high-omega-3" flax

June 2, 2009: Linen is the star of Montreal fashion show

June 1, 2009: Flax omegas make beef sticks better

May 5, 2009: Crop Development Centre plans field day

April 22, 2009: U of S researchers get $5.6M to study flax versatility

April 10, 2009: New flax market report: why are prices going lower?

April 7, 2009: NCI Course on adding value to flax as a functional food

March 23, 2009: SaskFlax releases new cookbook

March 18, 2009: Government of Canada invests in fiber research to help farmers

March 17, 2009: University students tour flax fiber facilities

March 16, 2009: New flax market information available: report and podcast

March 12, 2009: Flax industry plans for a sustainable future

March 5, 2009: Flaxseed fights prostate cancer

March 3, 2009: Natural fiber conference to be held in Romania

February 27, 2009: Flax hull supplement boosts immunity in AIDS patients

February 20, 2009: Flaxseed determined to be GRAS by scientific committee

February 10, 2009: SaskFlax adds two new Board advisors

February 6, 2009: Market Support Program report available online

January 21, 2009: Live webcast planned to launch International Year of Natural Fibers

January 19, 2009: SaskFlax welcomes sister agency

January 16, 2009: Flax producers earn tax credit for 2008 year

January 15, 2009: New articles added to website

January 12, 2009: New Market Support Program for flax producers

December 29, 2008: SaskFlax celebrates 2009, International Year of Natural Fibers

For more information, contact:

Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission
Saskatoon, SK
Tel. 306-664-1901
Email: saskflax@saskflax.com