New UK trials have revealed that spring oats grown with fewer inputs deliver higher grain quality. At the centre of these findings is Merlin, the spring oat variety proving that less can be more.

Two varieties feature within the spring wheat recommended variety listing for 2026, recently published by the Department of ...

Due to several issues, there will be open fields this winter that could be prime candidates for a spring forage crop. Spring-planted oats can provide many possibilities for farmers. Typically in ...

FARGO, N.D. -- Michael McMullen, veteran oats breeder at North Dakota State University, has this answer when asked about working with a crop that doesn't get much attention. "I like to work for the ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison plant breeders have developed a new oat variety that's significantly higher in the compound that makes this grain so cardio-friendly. "The biggest thing that stands out ...

Oats were once a major Minnesota crop, with about 4 million acres planted annually on average until the early 1960s. But in 2025, oats accounted for only 195,000 planted acres in Minnesota, and those ...

BROOKINGS — As a challenging row crop planting season finally wraps up for 2019 in South Dakota, many producers are looking to plant cover crops on unplanted acres to provide forage, control weeds, ...

MADISON – University of Wisconsin-Madison plant breeders have developed a new oat variety that's significantly higher in the compound that makes this grain so cardio-friendly. "The biggest thing that ...