Forage Plus Oats or Laker Oats

Product Description

Forage Plus oats, are a great choice for spring or fall seeding. Very late maturing with exceptionally wide leaves. Forage Plus is one of the fastest establishing oats. Tremendous disease resistance. One of the best in stress conditions. Better in dry conditions than Everleaf. Later heading than Jerry Oats. 

• Very aggressive
• Great yielder
• High feed value NDFD
• Very aggressive starter

Forage Plus Oats are an excellent spring-planted forage crop. We have tested Forage Plus oats extensively to ensure that the forage varieties we offer have good disease resistance, as well as excellent quality.

Establishment

 Seeding rates are 2 to 3 bu per acre. Seed should be placed in a firm seedbed 1/2 to 3/4 inch deep. In the case of a nurse crop, the rate should be reduced to 30 lbs per acre for grass and 50 lbs per acre for alfalfa.

Management

Forage Plus Oats work the best in a balage/haylage management system; however they can work well in a strip grazing system. They adapt well to the wet soils, and can be used as a nurse crop for alfalfa when necessary.