# How Oats Could Save Iowa’s Farmers (and Fight Pollution) - Union of Concerned Scientists

> A Union of Concerned Scientists report argues that Iowa farmers could grow oats in place of corn and soybean rotations. It says the current corn-soy system is less profitable and more damaging to the environment.

- Date: 2017-05-09 · published 2017-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71074-how-oats-could-save-iowa-s-farmers-and-fight-pollution-union-of-concerned
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A shift toward oats in the Corn Belt would change crop mix and could add supply in the long run. That is speculative and has no near-term effect on corn or soybean prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2025-08-17 | [Why we could see increased demand for British oats - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23368-why-we-could-see-increased-demand-for-british-oats-farmers-weekly.md) | -4.9% | -4.9% |
| OATS | 2024-06-19 | [Oat outlook uncertain after tight supply from 2023 crop - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29830-oat-outlook-uncertain-after-tight-supply-from-2023-crop-farmers-weekly.md) | -10.3% | +0.7% |
| OATS | 2019-06-12 | [World's first growth guide for oats launched for UK farmers - FarmingUK News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58644-world-s-first-growth-guide-for-oats-launched-for-uk-farmers-farminguk-news.md) | -2.1% | -9.2% |
| OATS | 2025-11-03 | [Business and Policy November 2025 - Arable \| Helping farmers in Scotland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22013-business-and-policy-november-2025-arable-helping-farmers-in-scotland.md) | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| OATS | 2024-04-03 | [Could oats emerge as the top choice for this season's harvest? \| promo24.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30787-could-oats-emerge-as-the-top-choice-for-this-season-s-harvest-promo24-com.md) | -6.5% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- blog.ucs.org: https://blog.ucs.org/karen-perry-stillerman/how-oats-could-save-iowas-farmers-and-fight-pollution/

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