Oats

The Western Australian oat industry generates about $200 million for the state economy each year through the production of milled (rolled) oats for human consumption and feed oats and oaten hay for livestock production.

The major markets for Australian milling oats are Mexico, North Asia, South-East Asia and South Africa.

Western Australian feed oats are well received by international markets, particularly the growing Middle Eastern and Japanese race horse industries.

WA produces about 50% of Australia's export hay – most of which is sent to the Japanese dairy industry.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is a partner within the National Oat Breeding Program, which is responsible for breeding and developing new oat grain and hay varieties with superior quality.

Articles

Underground storage of grain

14 October 2013

Some time ago several Western Australian farmers have stored grain underground with minimal deterioration for up to 11 years.
Grain storage: maintaining grain quality

14 April 2015

Grain stored on farms for seed or livestock feed is an important investment. Protecting the grain from insect attack can be regarded as an exercise in income protection.
Snapshot of Western Australia's grain exports

4 December 2013

The Western Australian grain industry is a major contributor to the agrifood sector and the Australian economy.
Oats: hay essentials

2 December 2013

Export hay fits into most of the accepted cropping rotatons and helps reduce weed seed banks, overcomes herbicide resistance and provides a break from traditional chemical regimes in addition to gi
2019 Oat Variety Sowing Guide *UPDATED*

30 November 2018

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's 2019 Oat Variety Sowing Guide provides a comparison of grain yield, grain quality, hay yield, hay quality, herbicide tolerance and di
2018 Oat variety guide for Western Australia

12 December 2016

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's 2018 Oat Variety Guide provides a comparison of grain yield, grain quality, hay yield, hay quality, herbicide tolerance and disease r
MyCrop how to video series

31 August 2016

This series of video tutorials has been produced to provide advice about the best ways to monitor and sample crops to diagnose and overcome constraints to crop production.
Focus paddocks 2014 trial report

18 September 2014

Management of weeds, disease and nitrogen nutrition are ongoing challenges that limit yield potential.
Bannister: a milling quality oat for Western Australia

24 September 2012

Bannister is a high yielding oat with milling quality and wide adaptation for Western Australia. It was tested as WAOAT2354 and released in March 2012.
Oats: fertilisers and plant nutrition

2 December 2013

Oats have traditionally been considered a low input crop and has generally been grown on paddocks with lower soil fertility.