New crop oats

[Sodbuster]

Last year 35C temperatures made desiccation easy, 3 days in swath and everything was bone dry. Let’s hope we don’t have a repeat of last year other than $10+ oats.

[Guest]

I am making contingencies for just that. Even with Camden’s shelling while standing is causing me to consider swathing again.

we got a taste of the south last year and straight cut them dry without RU

[Taiga]

Always straight cut without desiccation here, at 56 degrees latitude, had a lot of green tillers last year with the death heat in June/July but two weeks on air and all was good. Except the poor yield.

[WiltonRanch]

Awesome guys. Thanks for the info.

[WiltonRanch]

I’m wondering if preharvest glyphosate doesn’t make standing oats more prone to shelling.

[shtferbrains]

The only ones you sell are the ones in the bin.

Swathing can result in some large losses too.

[woodland]

The only ones you sell are the ones in the bin.

Swathing can result in some large losses too.

Growing swathes suck too. BTDT

[Sheepwheat]

I have straight cut oats for years and years, and have never sprayed them with glyph. And have had no losses that I know of. Different everywhere I guess. I am also a small enough farm that I can be patient and hurry up and wait.

[WiltonRanch]

Last year my oats would not cure standing. They were the first planted. Ended up baling and feeding right away cause I was “done” harvest. Think if I was patient and maybe swathed them they would have dried down.

I like Camden because of standability but they’re comparable if not a bit inferior to Morgan in terms of yield and early maturity. With these millers seeming to be becoming fussier than maltsters about varieties and quality; what types are most of you guys using?

[Taiga]

Sticking with Morgan’s for a long time yet, haven’t had any issues getting rid of them. Made 49lbs/bu last year but of course hardly any yield.
I have done well with heavy Mustang sold as pony oat grade.
I think our weights are likely heavier up north?