# How to maximise spring oats for healthier returns - Farmers Weekly

> Agrii agronomists advise UK growers to manage spring oats differently from spring barley, citing soil, nutrition and growth regulator needs. They estimate better management could add about £100/ha in gross margin for milling oats and over £120/ha for naked oats.

- Date: 2021-01-08 · published 2021-01-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49211-how-to-maximise-spring-oats-for-healthier-returns-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Better agronomy could lift UK oat yields and make oats more competitive with spring barley, but the effect on global prices is minor.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/crop-management/how-to-maximise-spring-oats-for-healthier-returns

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