# How a better understanding of oat agronomy will lift yields - Farmers Weekly

> UK researchers are developing better agronomy benchmarks for spring oats, including the first Oat Growth Guide, which is based on 20 reference and 47 commercial crops over four years. The work aims to raise yields and milling quality.

- Date: 2020-02-13 · published 2020-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54672-how-a-better-understanding-of-oat-agronomy-will-lift-yields-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Improved yield and quality benchmarks could over time lift UK oat supply, but the effect on near-term prices is minimal.

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/crop-management/how-a-better-understanding-of-oat-agronomy-will-lift-yields

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