Teagasc Crop Report
Winter Oats Reference Guide
Winter Oats Reference Guide
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Winter Oats
Winter Oat management strategies from planting to harvesting are outlined in this section.
The 10 year average area of winter oats is 12,000ha, ranging from 7,500 in 2024 to 16,500 in 2019. Sowing conditions in the autumn is the biggest factor influencing the winter oat area. Yields depend on the growing season, with a target yield of 9.5 t/ha being achievable. The 10-year average yield is 8.6 t/ha.
A oat research program has been ongoing in Teagasc Oak Park , now lead by Atikur Rahman who took over form the lead by the late Dr John Finnan. Results from agronomic trials are pointing to a relatively plastic crop, i.e. the crop has the ability to recover from low plant numbers to produce similar grains per hectare as normal and likewise where the crop is too thick the crop reduces grain sites. Seeding rate, nitrogen rates and timings can all influence yield and quality of the oat crops. The main yield driver in the crop is to maximise the numbers of grain seed per meter squared.