Our very own John Hendrickson’s and Michelle Miller’s proposal to study a flax supply chain in Wisconsin was amongst the seven grants awarded across Wisconsin for funding under the Wisconsin Forward Agriculture (Forward Ag) Use-Inspired Research & Development (UIR) grant.

Forward Ag aims to create a circular agricultural bioeconomy in Wisconsin. It focuses on leveraging cross-sector partnerships and novel technologies/practices to convert ag waste and by-products into value-added products/practices that create new revenue streams for farmers and food processors.

Lead: John Hendrickson, UW-Madison in Dane County
Project: “Feasibility Study and Business Planning for a Wisconsin Flax Fiber Supply Chain”
Collaborators: Midwest Linen Revival, Ewetopia, UW Small Business Development Center, Biolin Research Inc., and UW-Extension

Read the full press release here.