Oats
Oats
Oats are a very good forage for grazing, chopping, as well as hay. Oats generally produce a very high quality feed product. They are also a good fit for producing cover and biomass in the spring for cover crops, or as a nurse crop for alfalfa.
There are many spring varieties, and we have been working with some Walken oats for a winter oat. We also handle SoilSaver black oats. Black oats are a different species and have a more fibrous root mass and tiller more than white oats do. Currently they are looked at more on the cover crop side, but may be a very good forage source as well.
Soil Saver Black Oats
Black Oat (Avena strigosa) is having a resurgence as a biomass producer for cover crops and as a forage for livestock. Black oats tiller out more and have a very fibrous root mass similar to cereal rye. SoilSaver black oats grow very fast and tiller out very well to...
Spring Oats
Oats are a very good forage for grazing, chopping, as well as hay. Oats generally produce a very high quality feed product. They are also a good fit for producing cover and biomass in the spring for cover crops, or as a nurse crop for alfalfa. There are many spring...
Winter Oats
We have grown Walken oats for several years as a "winter" variety of oat. They have enough cold tolerance to make it through most of our winters, if not all. Walken is an old variety, but it is filling a need till we find anything better. They can produce a large...
