Healthy Oat News Today

Teagasc plant breeders are currently assessing the genotype of heritage oat varieties that were grown in Ireland many years ago.

Teagasc Oak Park is to host a ‘Healthy Oats’ trials visit for growers and other industry stakeholders on Wednesday of this week (August 10).

SHARING OPTIONS: Research in UCD and Teagasc is determining if old heritage varieties of oats show resistance to some of the diseases that cause yield loss for farmers today. Hot on the heels of the establishment of the Oats Ireland Forum last week, the crop is now set to benefit from a €2.7m research investment. The project, announced this week, will involve research in Ireland and Wales as part of a collaboration between University College Dublin, Tea...

UK and Irish scientists are researching new ways to develop oat varieties that are both climate-resistant and have a higher nutritional value.

Researchers in Ireland and Wales have been awarded €2.7m to explore the development of oat varieties that are climate-resistant and have high nutritional value and superior health benefits. The ‘Healthy Oats’ project – €2.18m of which has been granted from the European Regional Development Fund as part of the Ireland-Wales Cooperation Programme – will also help farmers and industry prepare for the changes pending under the EU Green deal, including reduced use of fertilisers and pest...