ROCHESTER, Minn. — Oats was Martin Larsen’s most profitable crop in 2022. In fact, he says his 2022 oats crop was his most profitable crop ever. “So in 2022, we had a phenomenal market here,” Larsen ...

CHARLES CITY -- Combines, though in small numbers, are rolling in Northeast Iowa harvesting a bountiful oat crop. Despite worries of a short crop due to delayed plantings, farmers and crop experts say ...

Farmers in southeastern Minnesota are staring down the prospect of storing thousands of tons of oats with no profitable place to send them. If that doesn’t change soon, fewer farmers might grow the ...

A group of a dozen farmers are pooling their resources to better market their food-grade oats. The group hopes to build up to 1 million bushels in the coming years. Martin Larsen harvested these oats ...

CALGARY — Gunter Jochum can easily tell which parts of his farm got rain and which parts the clouds passed over this year. He and his brother-in-law grow wheat, canola, oats and soybeans on 2,500 ...