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safeinOhio

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4. Oats and wheat are rotation crops, for the most part.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Oct 22, 2017, 09:12 AM

Oct 2017

I don't think there are "oat farmers", there are corn and bean farmers that use other crops in rotation.These other crops suppress weeds, prevent erosion, scavenge excess nutrients. They can increase production of corn by 15 to 20 percent and reduce the need for added chemicals on crops.

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Iowa farmers lack market for oats despite large cereal plant [View all] TexasTowelie Oct 2017 OP

let em grow cannabis. drought tolerant, disease and pest resistant. oh, jeff sessions says not nt msongs Oct 2017 #1

Geez, such a difficult dilemma first thing in the morning-- TexasTowelie Oct 2017 #2

With TPP they'd've had a market tirebiter Oct 2017 #3

Oats and wheat are rotation crops, for the most part. safeinOhio Oct 2017 #4