STAYTON, Ore. — The U.S. mint oil industry is taking a hard look at a novel approach to cutting distillation costs. The goal is to revolutionize how oil is distilled and to make U.S. mint growers more ...
SCOTTSBLUFF — For a day or two every year, local farmer Dan Fitts sets aside his usual farming routine to delve into science. Fitts, who grows mint, oversees the steam distillation process to lift the ...
KENNEWICK — Washington produces enough mint oil each year to supply every American resident with 135 sticks of gum. Columbia Basin farmers fill 55-gallon drums with the oil they steam out of the green ...
Major changes may be on the way for the Northwest’s mint industry. Although growers continue to face foreign competition, plant diseases and other pressures, optimism is growing among industry leaders ...
SOUTH VERONA, MS—When essential oils are extracted from plants through the process of steam distillation, wastewater is produced and subsequently released into rivers and streams. Finding new uses for ...
On a hot, sunny day at a trial farm of the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, I bend over to smell the dark green leaves of mentha arvensis, a mint species grown on ...
Largest Producer of Mint: The United States is the world’s largest producer of mint, contributing over 70% of global mint oil output. Within the U.S., Idaho stands out as the top-producing state for ...
Researchers have discovered that residual distillation water of some aromatic plant species has a beneficial effect on yield and can increase essential oil content in mint crops. A study of the ...
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