Oats & Production Tips

Oats face numerous pre-harvest question marks

By GFM Network News August 8, 2016

CNS Canada — Oat producers are playing the waiting game when it comes to one of the most important things for oat crops: quality. “There’s always a concern about quality and you never know where that is going to be until harvest,” said Art Enns, president of the Prairie Oat Growers Association at Morris in […] Read more

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Chicago oats rally with Prairie rains, for now

By GFM Network News July 13, 2016

CNS Canada — Oat prices at the Chicago Board of Trade have advanced as rain soaks Canada’s crops, but one U.S. analyst doesn’t expect those gains to hold. Close to half of Canada’s seeded oat area is in Saskatchewan, Statistics Canada data shows, and some parts of the province have seen heavy rains and flooding. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Cash oats disconnect from falling futures

By GFM Network News June 23, 2016

CNS Canada — Oat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade may be trending lower, but any further losses in the futures will only cause basis levels in the Canadian countryside to widen further, as farmers are reluctant to sell below their targeted levels. The delivery specs against CBOT oats futures are not milling quality, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Pressure on oat prices sends farmers scouting other crops

By GFM Network News April 26, 2016

CNS Canada — Lukewarm prices for oats, coupled with dry conditions in Alberta and soggy conditions in Manitoba, are crimping acreage this year. Generally known as one of the hardier crops around, oats haven’t been setting any record highs on price charts, resulting in a forecast of 11 per cent less acreage in Canada. “The […] Read more

Crops, Oats

Five tips for a successful oat crop

By Angela Lovell April 6, 2016

Oats is a small-acre crop that has tended to fall behind in terms of agronomy research. That’s changing as more oat varieties become available and new niche markets continue to develop and offer premiums to growers meeting their specifications. For anyone trying oats for the first time, or considering adding oats to their rotation, soak […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Oats

Oats’ buyers, sellers far apart on price

By GFM Network News March 10, 2016

CNS Canada — Farmers with oats to sell and end-users willing to buy them are far apart in terms of price right now, limiting how much business is actually taking place. Major U.S. customers are well covered for the time being, “with enough to last for a few months worth of milling,” said Ryan McKnight […] Read more

Swathed oats can be threshed as soon as they reach the correct moisture level. Left too long in the field and they may weather and lose quality.

Cereals, Features, Oats

Five keys to successful oat production

Here’s the lowdown on five of the key factors behind growing a winning oat crop this year

By Angela Lovell February 8, 2016

Oats is a small-acre crop that has tended to fall behind in terms of agronomy research. That’s changing as more oat varieties become available and new niche markets continue to develop and offer premiums to growers meeting their specifications. For anyone trying oats for the first time, or considering adding oats to their rotation, Grainews […] Read more

As more oat varieties become available to growers and premium niche markets continue to develop, there is more oat agronomy research underway.

Cereals, Features, Oats

New oat varieties on the horizon

New oat varieties focus on yield, milling quality and oat disease resistance

By Angela Lovell February 8, 2016

Since 2011 there has been an increase in the frequency of registration of new oat varieties, says Dr. Aaron Beattie, professor and oat breeder at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC). Breeding programs continue to focus on increasing yields and improving disease resistance. They’re also trying to address the needs of millers who […] Read more

Shawna Mathieson is the executive director of the Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA), which is working to develop new markets for Canadian oats.

Crops, News, Oats

Oat acreage forecast up

Price and disease a big factor in pushing oat acres across the Prairies

By Angela Lovell February 2, 2016

Around 2.9 million acres of oats were planted across Canada in 2015 according to Statistics Canada, and although acres have been dropping over the past few years, oat production will likely be up by more than 10 per cent this spring to around 3.3 million tonnes. Last year, the majority of those acres were planted […] Read more

Crops, Oats

The story of oat breeding and research

Breeders and researchers are expanding our knowledge of oat varieties and agronomy

By Angela Lovell February 2, 2016

Oats is a small acreage crop, so many companies aren’t interested in providing significant funding for research,” says Shawna Mathieson, executive director of the Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA). “Most Canadian oat projects receive funding through our organization or through provincial and federal government funding that we apply for.” (POGA receives funding from the Alberta, […] Read more

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Oats face numerous pre-harvest question marks

Chicago oats rally with Prairie rains, for now

Cash oats disconnect from falling futures

Pressure on oat prices sends farmers scouting other crops

Five tips for a successful oat crop

Oats’ buyers, sellers far apart on price

Five keys to successful oat production

New oat varieties on the horizon

Oat acreage forecast up

The story of oat breeding and research

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