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A study by researchers from Nottingham Trent University, ICARDA and Jimma University found that rainfed, unfertilized oat-alfalfa intercropping performed best at a 1:1 ratio. It produced 21% more dry matter than oats grown alone and improved forage nutrition, soil properties and silage quality while reducing fermentation losses.
Higher-yielding, more nutritious forage could improve feed availability and quality for livestock while lowering reliance on inputs. The findings may support oat and alfalfa demand, though the study does not indicate an immediate commodity-price effect.
farming.co.ukNov 9, 2026After 52 past bullish report events, Oats moved a median -2.0% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -3.4% to +2.4%), and +0.7% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
