Florida 501 Oat Seed

Florida 501 Oat Seed is out of stock for the season due to a limited crop. Check out Coker 227 Oat Seed here. Call our office with any questions (800-552-1027). Florida 501 Oats were developed by the North Florida Experimental Station with the intention of creating the best cold season forage for livestock and other animals in the southern United States. Planting during early Fall also leads to great hay turnout.~~~
Florida 501 Oats Seed is a great source of Fall and Winter forage for cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and food plots for deer. Oats are a nutritious and palatable forage, used for cattle feed stock, hay production, horses and dairy milk production.

Product Information

• Application or Use: Cattle Forage, Livestock Grazing, Cover Crop, Erosion Control, Hay Production, Food Plot 
• Germination Time: 5 – 7 days, under optimal conditions
• Growing Locations: Warm Season & Transition Zone
• Height: 2 – 3 feet
• Sunlight Requirements: 8+ hours, full sun for best results
• Advantages: Nutritious and extremely palatable forage.
• When to Plant: Recommended planting time is fall and spring when night time temperatures are consistently below 65 degrees.

Oats planted for cattle forage are commonly planted with Winter Rye Grain, Winter Rye Grass and Rape, Turnip, Radish or Kale. Oats planted in food plots for deer and other wildlife can be planted with winter legumes such as Clover, Winter Peas and brassicas such as Radish, Rape, Turnip or Kale.

Florida 501 Oats are great for hay production, and should be planted in the early Fall for hay.

Florida 501 was released during 1968 by the North Florida Experimental Station in Quincy. This oat variety matures early and is best adapted to the Coastal Plains. It is resistant to Victoria blight, moderately resistant to soil-borne mosaic, and exhibits some tolerance to barley yellow dwarf virus. Florida 501 is susceptible to leaf blotch, prevalent races of crown rust and stem rust. In the absence of crown rust, Florida 501 gives high yields of good quality yellow grain. It is a good grazing oat with wide leaves and good tillering ability.

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Florida 501 Oats are most successful when planted on well prepared soils with a pH of 5.5 or greater.

Plant at a rate of 75 – 100 lbs. / acre, at a depth between 1/2 in. and 1 in. Plant between Fall and Spring. Ensure that soil pH is between 5.5 and 7.0.
When planting Oats for hay plant 100 lbs. of seed per acre. Fertilizing will depend on the soil nutrients but typical applications are 350-500 lbs. per acre.

Oats can produce as many as 100 square bales per acre.