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S-C Manitoba, Canada | 43721 - 12/31/2025 22:38
I'm curious what the definition of "seed heavy" means. Location is a factor I'm sure. 'Here', SW Ontario, we see recommendations of 110 to 125 lbs per acre for seeding. Even 90# of nitrogen calls for growth regulator to keep the crop standing for us. But we only see about 150 bushels per acre of oats with this program. Looks like we may be able to push this crop more yet. I agree with the 'combine slow' statement. It is easy to lose grain in the tangled wet straw and chaff
115-120lbs/acre would be pretty standard now, but I think it's going to go up to the 140-150lb/a range, needs a bit more trials. People always used to treat oats like a 2nd class crop and would skimp on inputs but now that people are prioritizing it's quickly becoming one of the more profitable crops out here.
10 years ago 100bpa was a pretty good crop here, now we are disappointed with under 170. I did some custom combining for an uncle and he had a 5 acre piece of bottom land do 300, so I think we haven't near found the ceiling yet. Had a class 9 combine on the limit to stay above 1mph there, harvest capacity is definitely the biggest limit to oats | |
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Growing oats, good oats
