Oat Seed:

Schmidt Farms of Auburn® offers the following white oat varieties for 2012 spring planting:

All of our oat seed is de-bearded, precision cleaned, treated with Raxil-Thiram® and packaged in 2 bushel bags.  50 bushel tote bags are also available upon request. 

Retail pricing for the 2012 season is $9.25 per bushel.

 

2008 East Lansing Oat Yields:

Variety: Yield (bushel/ac)
Esker (yellow) 128.4
Ida 118.3
Newdak 105.0
Ogle (yellow) 125.9
Prairie 104.1
Robust 108.4

 

Varietal Characteristics

Variety:

Grain Color

Test Weight Plant Height Straw Strength Maturity Crown Rust BYD Virus
Esker Yellow Good Medium Good Mid Season R R
Robust White/tan Good Medium Very Good Early R R
Ida White Good Medium Good Early MR R
Newdak White Fair Medium Very Good Med Early MR MR
Prairie Tan Fair Medium Very Good Mid Season MR R
Ogle Yellow Fair Short Excellent Early R R

Key:  S = Susceptible, MS = Moderately Susceptible, MR = Moderately Resistance, R = Resistant

Information Source: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan