South Korea: Securing the supply of spring oats

Published 2021년 2월 17일

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The Rural Development Administration in South Korea is advising farmers to cultivate spring oats as replacement for winter fodder crops that may have been damaged by the ongoing strong cold. The cold weather condition over the past year has resulted in lower than average national temperatures, leading to potential yield drops in winter fodder crops such as triticale and green barley. Spring oats, which can be harvested quickly and yield significantly, are recommended as an alternative. The Rural Development Administration also provides information on planting and fertilization techniques, as well as the purchase of domestic oat varieties for spring cultivation.

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Rural Development Administration (Chief Heo Tae-woong) requested that winter fodder crops be freeze and die due to the strong cold that has continued from last year. From December 1 of last year to January 20 of this year, the national average temperature was 0.5 degrees below zero and 1.3 degrees below normal. In particular, the average temperature in early January was 4.8 degrees lower than normal (0.5 degrees below minus) and 5.3 degrees below zero, and the minimum temperature was 10.2 degrees below zero, which was 5.2 degrees below normal year (minus 5.0 degrees). In this situation, if strong cold comes, the yield of winter fodder crops such as triticale and green barley is expected to drop. Therefore, it is recommended to secure the quantity of soaked food by cultivating spring oats that can harvest large amounts in a short period of time. Spring oats grow rapidly, so it takes about 100 days from planting to harvesting, and the biomass is 30 tons per hectare, making it ...

Source: Nongup