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Post by Oatking on Aug 31, 2020 15:31:13 GMT -6
Hey guys, All I knew is growing Oats for seed and have the agronomy down to a science. However, I was wondering what type of income can you derive from forage oats. Usually I can gross over 500 bucks an acre with milling oats but my question is how much can you gross with forage oats. I have heard some guys planting peas with oats for a complete feed ration. Could the haying guys weigh in on this topic, thanks
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Post by Beerwiser on Aug 31, 2020 19:21:58 GMT -6
I can't really help, but if you are getting 500/ac for milling that is damn good. You won't make that on feed, at least in my area. To make those kind of dollars on feed, you are looking at squares and horsey people. Cattle guys are cheap....
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Post by snapper22 on Aug 31, 2020 22:45:53 GMT -6
Stick with combining oats. Oaten hay or greenfeed wouldn’t come close in revenue or the extra pissing around with bales and cow guys. I hate trying to get the stuff dried down for my own herd let alone getting it up perfect to sell. Besides you’re lucky to get $60 to $70 for a 68 or 70” bale. So I assume in Manitoba you’d probably make 4 to 5 bpa. So you’re lucky to net $300 an acre, and costs no different than combining. The mixes with peas make great quality feed but yields less and getting that value in the forage market is a chore.
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crtoney
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Post by crtoney on Mar 23, 2021 6:42:01 GMT -6
Its been dry in SW SK the last few years not much carry over of feed. The price of good green feed will probably be $125-150/ton this year. With increased input and land costs one needs to make good $/acre on any crop. Profitability on the beef cattle side isn’t that rosy.
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