Cover Crop Oats

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ECONOMICAL BLEND OF CLEANED & GERMINATION TESTED OAT SEED

  • Good oat seed option for chopping, baling or cover cropping
  • Fast establishing, produces abundant biomass, and competitive with weeds.
  • Fully compliant with applicable seed laws & PVP registration
  • Fibrous root system builds soil structure and captures excess nutrients.
  • Good scavengers of P & other soil nutrients
  • Easy to control and can fit into almost any rotation
  • Oats will winterkill
  • Variety Not Stated

 

Seeding Date:

Plant as early in the spring as possible.  March through early may is best.  Later planting is possible as a cover crop, but will be susceptible to more leaf disease reduced growth. Can also fall plant (August to September) for productive growth.

Seeding:

Seed around 3 bushel per acre as a cover crop in pure stand. Can use a reduced rate when used in a mixture. ½” to ¾” deep.

$21.75 / 48lb Bag (1.5 bushels)

Quantity Price
1 - 5 $21.75
6 - 39 $18.75
40+ $17.25
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Oats are a vital part of our seed offerings, and we carry a wide selection of organic and conventional non-GMO spring oat seed varieties to meet any production need. Whether you aim to produce milling-quality oats, maximize bushels for animal feed, provide a nurse crop for alfalfa or forages, plant an economical cover crop, use spring oats for hay, produce straw, or meet a niche, food-grade market, we have the best adapted public spring oats for sale to meet your farm goals.

Cover Crop Oats
Performance Table
VarietySeed ColorMaturityPlant HeightStraw StrengthTest Wt.Grain Millers Approved?Crown RustBYDV2022 YieldAvg. Yield 3-Year (bu)
Cover Crop OatsVariesVariesVariesVariesVariesNoSusceptibleNANANA
Organic Sumo OatsWhiteEarlyMediumVery Strong35Yes44127.8110.9
Reins OatsWhiteEarlyShortVery Strong35.7Yes54130.6118.4
Organic Reins OatsWhiteEarlyShortVery Strong35.7Yes54130.6118.4
Rushmore OatsWhiteMedMed-TallAvg36.4Yes44149.1136.1
Organic Rushmore OatsWhiteMedMed-TallAvg36.4Yes44149.1136.1
SD Buffalo OatsWhiteMed-LateTallStrong34.8Yes3ID157.6138.6
Deon OatsYellowLate TallStrong35No54150.5136.1
MN Pearl OatsWhiteLateTallStrong35Yes34151.9139.9
Organic MN-Pearl OatsWhite LateTallStrong35Yes34151.9139.9
Morton OatsWhiteLateTallAvgHighNoSusceptibleIDIDID
Organic Morton OatsWhiteLateTallAvgHighNoSusceptibleIDIDID
Jerry OatsWhiteLate TallAvgHighNoSuscptibleIDIDID
Organic Jerry OatsWhiteLate TallAvgHighNoSusceptibleIDIDID
Organic Streaker Hulless OatsNAEarly MedAvg44No44107.997
George Forage OatsNAVery LateVery TallIDNANAIDIDNANA
Organic Laker Forage OatsNAVery LateVery TallIDNANAIDIDNANA
Organic Cover Crop OatsVariesVariesVariesVariesVariesNoSusceptibleNANANA

Spring Oats

Oats are an annual cereal grain that can be used as a nurse crop to establish alfalfa, chopped for livestock feed, or raised for grain. Spring oats are planted very early in the spring, are tolerant to cold, fast establishing, and mature in the middle of the summer. We are a dedicated supporter of oat breeding at the University level and carry a diverse selection of oat varieties to suit any purpose.

Planting: Oats should be drilled 1-2 in. deep into a firm seedbed in early spring.

Planting Rate (straight for grain/forage): 80-110 lbs. (3 bu/A).

Planting Rate (with alfalfa): 40-50 lbs (1½ – 2 bu/A).

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