We have several fields of oats & peas for silage for dairy cows.

#cropmap25 is finally complete. We released BC, Yukon, and Ontario by the end of June and updated our metadata file to finish this one off. A new landcover methodology. Expanded coverage. And it's all yours, for free! open.canada.ca/data/en/data...

"News follow-up: #Oat varieties with the highest nutritional value for human consumption identified" (Articles in Spanish) #oats

"They identify the varieties of #oats with the highest nutritional value for human consumption" (Article in Spanish)

After an early morning start, it’s been getting increasingly busy on the IBERS stand here at #Groundswell, with farmers, consultants and groups from as far afield as Holland, France and Latvia. All fascinated by our research and root displays.

The deadline for Early Bird registration for the International #Oat Conference (OAT2026) in Chile this November has been extended until July 7th! www.internationaloat.com #oats

"Andalusia is making progress in identifying more nutritious #oats with support from the Ministry of Universities" (Article in Spanish)

Oat Global needs feedback re: changes to federal funding that could affect #oat research in the USA! More about that, plus one new job listing, a call for proposals, and more event listings in the latest Oat Newsletter update: oatnews.org/node/1385 #oats

"Andalusia identifies more nutritious #oat varieties that result in healthier crops" (Article in Spanish) #oats

"Researchers in Cordoba discover varieties of #oats with more protein, fibre, and antioxidants". (Article in Spanish)

Tomorrow, June 30th, is the deadline for Early Bird registration for the International #Oat Conference in Chile this November! www.internationaloat.com #oats

🧬🖥️ Call for Posters! Join us in celebrating 40 years of the German Conference on #Bioinformatics (#GCB2026) 🎉 📍 Saarbrücken | 🗓 22–25 Sep 2026 Submit your research & shape the future of Bioinformatics! Deadline Poster: 6 Aug 2026 👉 gcb2026.de

🌿 International Archives Week | Plants pressed, preserved and still studied IBERS’ herbarium collections capture decades of plant diversity. These carefully preserved specimens still inform research today, helping scientists track environmental change and biodiversity loss over time. #IAW2026

We’re at the Cereals Event at Diddly Squat Farm! 🌾 The IBERS team is on the Senova stand, ready to chat about our latest work on oats, beans and crop innovation. #CerealsEvent #IBERS #Oats # Beans #CropResearch #SustainableFarming

The #Oat Newsletter has been updated with more information about upcoming field days and conferences, a few of which have hybrid components! oatnews.org/node/1382 #oats

Alberta crop report: Farmers catch up on seeding, planting nearly wrapped vist.ly/562d7 #cdnag #westcdnag #ABag

Our #cropmap25 of Alberta was made available late last week. Here's a quick view of it. #CdnAg #WestCdnAg

This year, #Oat Global will be having their field day in Brookings, South Dakota, USA, from June 29th - 30th. The event is being co-hosted by Pablo Olivera Firpo from Oat Global and Melanie Caffe from SDSU. **The deadline to register is June 5th!** oatnews.org/node/1379 #oats

This year, #Oat Global will be having their field day in Brookings, South Dakota, USA, from June 29th - 30th. The event is being co-hosted by Pablo Olivera Firpo from Oat Global and Melanie Caffe from SDSU. **The deadline to register is June 5th!** oatnews.org/node/1379 #oats

Well #cropmap25 is certainly slow going 🙄 This week we finally released our maps of Quebec & Manitoba with their associated confidence rasters. #Cdnag #WestCdnAg open.canada.ca/data/en/data... Our team of 3 continues to work hard to get the rest of Canada done asap. 🤞

155 Contracting Parties. 2.6 million accessions. 64 crops feeding the world.🌱 The Plant Treaty's Multilateral System helps make crop diversity available globally for research, breeding and food security. Discover more in the #MLS publication ➡️ bit.ly/43fyW5R @fao.org @cgiar.org

The deadline for abstracts for the upcoming International #Oat Conference has been extended until June 15th! www.internationaloat.com #OAT2026 #oats

The USDA-ARS #oat and #barley project at Aberdeen, Idaho, has a Research Plant Geneticist position to be filled as part of this announcement: usajobs.gov/job/868877900 The work will focus mostly on developing and releasing pre-breeding germplasm for public breeders. #PlantJobs #PlantBreeding

*REMINDER* - Abstracts for the International #Oat Conference in Chile in November are due *THIS FRIDAY* May 15th! The Early Bird deadline for registration is June 30th. www.internationaloat.com #oats

Agriculture committee wants research cuts reversed vist.ly/53wr4 #cdnag #westcdnag

Among the updates, the new regs would limit the farmers’ privilege for saving and re-using seed to small-grain crops, such as cereals and pulses. vist.ly/53exr

Congratulations to the Seung group for its @currentbiology.bsky.social article based on a survey of 105 species in the grass family Pooideae 🌾: www.cell.com/current-biol...

Cropping options abound for Prairie farmers vist.ly/42mts #cdnag #westcdnag

Registration for OAT2026 is now open! tickets.tribunomade.cl/oat/ The Early Bird deadline is June 30th. Please see the main website for more about the conference. www.internationaloat.com Remember that abstract submissions are due May 15th!

Federal Seed Increase Unit must be preserved vist.ly/42mfn #cdnag #westcdnag

Seven QTL for adult‑plant crown rust resistance in oat were mapped in Australian field trials, with a major locus on chromosome 4A overlapping Pc61‑linked regions. KASP markers for four key QTL enable marker‑assisted stacking of resistance alleles in new cultivars.

Meet Aiswarya (Ash), Strategic Research Fellow at IBERS. She researches climate smart, nutrient rich cereal crops, exploring oats and teff using metabolomics to understand stress responses and nutrition. Proud coordinator of the Monogram Conference 2025. #MeetTheTeam #IBERS

The #Oat Newsletter has been updated! oatnews.org/node/1374 This is the first full update in a while, so there's lots of different kinds of information for you.

🌱Boosting intercropping in the EU Join us on 6 May for a policy event hosted by Cristina Guarda at the European Parliament in Brussels. Led by the @IntercropVALUES + @Leguminose projects, we will explore how the next #CAP can boost #intercropping. 🔗 More info forms.gle/aGiMTrZX6N5w...

🧬🖥️ 🎬 Final take: Call for Talks - German Conference on Bioinformatics (#GCB2026) 📍 Saarbrücken, Germany | 🗓 22–25 September 2026 🔗 Details & submission: gcb2026.de/Programme/Ca... Lecture abstracts deadline: 3 May 2026 Poster abstracts deadline: 6 August 2026 (max. 150 – first come, first served!)

It was the Cereals Event Crop Plot Day yesterday, so the team headed to the Cotswolds to discuss Niab's plots, the soil and all about what you'll find on Niab's stand come June. For more info see https://ow.ly/TRKF50YLbEH

Pre-basic spring oat seed crop of Conway, marking the final stage of an IBERS spring oat breeding programme. After this stage, seed is passed to our commercial partners Senova for further multiplication before reaching farmers and end users. 📸 Photos & info: Ben Ling, Seed Production, IBERS

New call for entries for the Gatersleben Research Prize: Young scientists in the fields of plant genetics and crop research can now submit their applications. The prize is endowed with €2,500 (photo from the 2024 awards ceremony). ➡️All information: tinyurl.com/fpfrcncb

NAM population of 707 F2:3 lines identified eight resistance QTLs, confirming locations of four genes (Pc38, Pc45, Pc46, Pc50), and mapping two (Pc36, Pc70) for the first time. Several genes showed linkage on chr3D, 1C, and 7D, with 31 disease resistance-related genes identified.

A rediscovered 1960s photo of ‘oat screws’ at Dixonfield Farm, Thurso, reveals a striking snapshot of traditional farming life in Caithness.

The Global Information System (GLIS) of the Plant Treaty connects crop data worldwide 🌱 From DOIs to data visualization, GLIS strengthens research, collaboration and innovation for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. ➡️ bit.ly/4m92zN7 #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed

#NEWS: Svalbard Global Seed Vault gets Nobel Peace Prize nomination! This highlights the importance of safeguarding crop diversity for a food secure world for all. The @fao.org Intl @planttreaty.bsky.social works to save & share these vital resources. 📰 bit.ly/4bqZNjj #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed🌱

The National Cover Crop Survey is live: missouri.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... A wide range of farmer experienvce with #covercrops will help target future research and outreach to the most important needs.

Think beyond the herbicide jug when dealing with wild oats vist.ly/4uwc2 #cdnag #westcdnag

Roll the film for the Genebank! With 150,000 samples of cultivated plants, it is not only the heart of the @leibnizipk.bsky.social, but also offers many starting points for the modern and sustainable agriculture of tomorrow! It's worth watching! ➡️ ️Link to the film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_vY...

Support urged for Indian Head Research Farm vist.ly/4sbuh #cdnag #westcdnag

Niab has played an important role in an international pathogenomics study including providing a uniquely preserved oat crown rust sample collected in the UK back in 1984 ➡️ https://ow.ly/EX2950YhwaY

The Supreme Court has ruled that plant‑based brands cannot use dairy terms like ‘milk’, reinforcing UK regulations and prompting major…