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North Central Illinois | I have always regretted oats after alfalfa here. Look great, but get 5'+ tall and end up flat on the ground and harvest is awful. Last time I killed with shallow tillage in the fall to plant canola but then seeded oats in March after that winter killed. Oat yield was fantastic at 165 bu/acre, but harvest was absolute agony.
If you do this, plant the shortest variety you can find and look into using a growth regulator to reduce lodging risk. | |
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Planting oats after alfalfa
