# More Iowa farmers interested in oats | Farm Progress

> Iowa farmers are adding oats, rye and other small grains to rotations for soil health and water quality, with the state's small-grain acreage rising in recent years. Practical Farmers of Iowa has set a goal of one million acres of small grains within a decade.

- Date: 2018-01-04 · published 2018-01-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67046-more-iowa-farmers-interested-in-oats-farm-progress
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Rising Iowa oat plantings would add to U.S. oat supply over time, but acreage remains small compared with corn and soybeans. The effect on feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/more-iowa-farmers-interested-in-oats

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