Tridge summary
Oats are a key crop in the region, accounting for 12.6% of fine crop surface area in the Barrow Integrated Experimental Farm, with Tres Arroyos having the largest planting area. The industry adds value to about 20,000 tons of oat grain annually. However, the crop faces health issues like leaf and stem rusts. It is crucial to plant identified seed and consider the previous crop and herbicide registry to prevent damage to future crops. The choice of cultivar and sowing date are also important for successful oat production.
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Original content
Oats are a cereal that is sown mainly for forage production, either for grazing or for making reserves. In our region, in addition to forage use, grain harvest is carried out since the agroecological conditions allow achieving good yields and high grain quality. A good part of the oat seed used throughout the country originates from our area. Some of the crop is consumed as fodder grain and a smaller portion goes to the oat industry for human consumption. In the 2019/20 agricultural season, oats with their various destinations occupied 12.6% of the surface of fine crops surveyed in the 4 parties of influence of the Barrow Integrated Experimental Farm (MDA - INTA), estimating some 36,263 hectares for harvesting of grain, being Tres Arroyos the one with the largest planted area. In Tres Arroyos there are companies in the Industrial Park that add value to about 20,000 tons of oat grain per year, transforming the oat grain into different products for human consumption. Others carry ...
Source: Rural Net
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