Organic 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.
Oats Agronomic Basics
Organic Badger Oats
- Early maturing; new to organic
- Highest-yielding early variety in MN trials over the past 3 years
- Excellent choice for underseeding alfalfa, clovers, or grasses
- Very good test weight, good standability
- Moderate disease resistance
- Yellow seed (Released by WI)
Organic Reeves Oats
- Proven, on-farm track record for producing milling quality oats
- Highest long-term test weight average in both MN and IA
- Medium maturity, tall oat with poor resistance to lodging
- Not a good choice for highly fertile fields
- Good overall disease resistance; ivory seed (released by SD)
Organic Medium Brand Oats*
- Economical, high-yielding oat blend
- Good organic option for chopping/baling and cover cropping
- Medium maturity and medium height
- Good standing
Organic Streaker Hulless Oats
- Excellent test weight and very high grain yields for a hulless oat
- Medium maturity (1-2 days later than Buff)
- Taller plant type (compared to Buff)
- Excellent disease resistance—resistant to stem rust and moderately resistant to crown rust
- Hulless oats are a high-protein feed source for livestock (released by SD)
Organic Tack Oats
- Tack has an impressive combination of test weight and yield
- Good organic option for a nurse crop with alfalfa, early maturing
- In top 3 highest test weight in U of MN trials (2011)
- Second highest-yielding oat tested in IN over the last 2 years
- A medium-short variety that stands significantly better than Reeves
- Good tolerance to yellow dwarf virus; tan seed (Released by IL)
Organic Everleaf 126 Forage Oats (Out of Stock)
- True forage-type oat for exceptional yields and quality
- Delayed heading over regular oats (7-10 days)
- Leafy and soft stemmed
- Medium-tall height; good standability
- Keep seeding rates low if underseeding alfalfa
- Avoid droughty soils
- Seed 3 bu/acre for maximum yields
Organic Saber Oats - New
- Very good yield potential on organic acres
- Cross of Tack and Spurs
- In top 3 highest-yielding oats at U of MN (3 year average)
- Early maturity, shorter variety
- Fair lodging resistance
- Very good test weight
- Average disease resistance
- Yellow seed (Released by IL)