Organic Cover Crop Brand Oats

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ECONOMICAL BLEND OF CLEANED & GERMINATION TESTED ORGANIC OAT SEED

Good 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 organic oat cover crop seed 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.

$23.25 / 48lb Bag (1.5 bushels)

Categories: Cool Season Grass, Cover Crops, Grass Cover Crops, Organic, Organic, Small Grains, Spring Oats

Oats are a vital part of our seed offerings, and we carry a wide selection of organic and conventional non-GMO 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.

Organic Cover Crop Brand Oats

Performance Table

Species Name	Drilled	Broadcast/Aerial	In Mix	Approx. Seeds/lb	Seeding Date Range	Seeding Depth	Winter Kill
Organic Cover Crop Brand Oats
Organic Viking 210 Brand BMR Sorghum-Sudangrass / Organic Blue River Grayhawk 6
Organic Viking 225 Brand BMR Sorghum-Sudangrass
Organic Japanese Millet	25-35	35-50	5-15	145,000	Late May-July	½ - 1 inch	Yes
Organic Winter Rye	50-100	120-150	25-75	18,000	Aug-Nov	½ - ¾ inch	No
Organic Annual Ryegrass	15-20	25-30	4-5	227,000	Mar-May, Aug-Sept	¼ - ½

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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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