Visit a farm in Montana growing a specialty oat that’s used in gluten-free products. Meet a Montana farmer who is growing a specialty oat to meet growing demand for gluten-free foods like oatmeal, ...

Farmers in the Upper Midwest are investing in homegrown oats. It’s good for the land. But can it work as a cash crop?

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in Central Ohio. After all of the fresh, new green shoots of spring, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Larsen (left) and Jess Offord (right) stand in an oat field and discuss the harvest on August 3, 2025 in Byron, Minn.

HOOSICK FALLS — A year ago, Eric and Jamie Ziehm had never heard of oatgurt. Now they’re the first farmers in the country growing organic oats for the only yogurt in the world made with oat milk from ...

Each seed of the wild oat plant (Avena sterilis) is contained within a husk with two long arms known as sister awns, which protrude out to one end. When the seed lands on the soil after being released ...

FARGO, N.D. -- Michael McMullen, veteran oats breeder at North Dakota State University, has this answer when asked about working with a crop that doesn't get much attention. "I like to work for the ...

ST. ANSGAR, Iowa — A small-grains processing facility here has grown to 143 employees, with its focus on organic oats. Grain Millers is the world's largest organic oat processor and North American's ...

Martin Larsen (left) and Jess Offord (right) stand in the oat field and discuss the harvest on August 3, 2025 in Byron, Minnesota. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Investigate Midwest) CEDAR RAPIDS – Few ...