Try Oats After Wheat

Double-Cropping Can Help Lower Winter Feed Costs

With near-record-low hay stocks and impending high winter feed costs, some livestock producers are double-cropping oats after wheat as an alternative to typical winter feed. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer file photo)
Cattle producers expecting to be short on forage this winter may want to consider double-cropping oats after wheat for grazing or chopping and ensiling.

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