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Dave from MN

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My oats were doing great, in the4 last 8 days, that darned ragweed shot up about 3-5 feet and thick, then tuesday evening we get about 3/4" rain in 10 minutes and bout 50 miles an hour wind. Weeds are doing great the tall oats are pretty much laying down, and the average oats are all at about a 45 angle. Frustrating. I guess we will swath as best we can, let the weeds dry down good and see what we get. Was hoping for more straw to sell, but oh well. Corn and beans didnt get bothered one bit. The Genuity beans I planted are phenominal! They are about twice as tall as the RR and loaded with pods. I planted them at a little lower polulation so the stalks are big and thick so hopefully I dont have lodging later on. I guess with every ache there is always one thing to smile about. I will say I am done growing oats. Rye makes just as good of straw and the grain is worth more.
 
Yeah that was quite a storm, had a small tornado about 20 miles south of me here in NW Wisconsin. I have seen oats recover a bit from that if they are not too ripe. Hail really raises heck with the oats, hope you did not get any of that!!
 
Of course oates are absolutely the worst crop you can plant as far as the risk of going down is and weeds always seem to do better in oates.
I wonder why you planted them if Rye works as well and has greater value. Good luck with what you have....
 
Where we farm in South Central WI Oats are a good alternative to Organic Corn. I tried feeding oats vs. corn and found that my cattle gained just as well from oats as they did with the more expensive corn. Plus with oats I didn't need to add protien. My uncle tried it with his Dairy cows and did not see a difference in milk production. On our land we yield just as many bushels of oats as we can corn when growing organically. I knew of one organic dairy farmer who quit raising corn altogether and went to seeding hulless oats instead. He liked it because you drilled them in the spring forgot about them until July. No cultivating, no drying, less input costs.
 
Haven"t followed the small grain market much, but surprised that rye is selling higher than oats. Rye was never very popular around here. Also consider expected yield of each to estimate gross income. Have you considered barley? Decent price and yield on that- lots more grown in central MN lately compared to 30 years ago. Straw is more absorbent than rye straw, better for the customer. Seed about half the rate of oats. Feed value is 92% that of corn- can full feed to steers if increased gradually. Also good for hogs, especially sows, with the extra fiber.
 
That's a bummer. I hope all goes well in the long run and you get them harvested in good shape.
 
Tough year for oats in WI/MN, big storms in late June and July has lodged almost every oat field. Many farmers around my area have swathed their oats but have not been able to get them up due to frequent rainfall. I made oat hay instead of waiting. The oats I had planted were close to 4' tall by the beginning of July and the giant ragweed and lambsquarter was definitely filling in when I cut. I brush-hogged a patch of giant ragweed on the edge of one of my hayfields a couple weeks ago that was 8-9' tall!
 
This was a peice that I aquired this spring. Had I kown we would get the rain when we did like we did, I would have opted for soybeans on that peice, oats was a quick get in and get on with the ground I had known I had.
 
Oats are usually planted here in IA/MN/WI as a nurse crop for alfalfa. They are spring planted where most rye is fall planted. Very little rye and wheat raised around me. Northeast Iowa
 
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