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      Oats & black oats

      Oats and black oats can provide cover over the winter to help reduce soil erosion due to good tillering capacity.

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      Oats have poor winter tolerance and are easily killed and worked back into the soil. They are useful for weed suppression and as a nurse crop with hairy vetch.

      ACRES requirements

      • A mixture of at least two crops from the prescribed list must be sown.
      • Catch crops must remain in place until after 1 January.

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        Sowing rate: Oats at 60-75 kg/ha; Black oats at 30-40 kg/ha

        Sowing time: Sow from mid-July up until 15 September if sowing for ACRES eligibility

        Frost tolerance: Poor

        Biomass: Reasonable

        Pests & diseases: Generally not a problem