The Oat Newsletter

Cate Blanchett: In praise of the humble seed The Hollywood actor teams up with Kew’s Millenium Seed Bank as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.

🌱 From Wakehurst to Wales: protecting the world’s plant diversity.

We welcomed Dr Charlotte Lusty from Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank to IBERS as Cate Blanchett shines a spotlight on the same vital mission.

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🔗 BBC News: https://ow.ly/b4UA50Xfobs

📣 Save the Date!

Coming Up: 11th Governing Body Session of @fao.org International Plant Treaty!

📅 24-29 November 2025 in Lima, Perù.

Together, we can shape the future of agrobiodiversity and food security. 🌾🌱

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#GB11 #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #Multilateralism

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Herbicide resistance sprouts in Manitoba’s wild oats | The Western Producer Farmers across Manitoba this fall are gearing up for the latest salvo in what, for many, has become a longtime battle to beat out wild oats.

Herbicide resistance sprouts in Manitoba’s wild oats vist.ly/4aawk #cdnag #westcdnag #MBag

Controversy fails to prevent PGR use in oats | The Western Producer Some Manitoba oat growers are still using chlormequat chloride - the active ingredient in Manipulator - and sometimes to measurable success.

Controversy fails to prevent PGR use in oats vist.ly/49f65 #cdnag #westcdnag

Around 3kg of concentrate consisting of protein mix and homegrown oats and barley is fed in feeders each day, with EID tags restricting each cow to an individual ration depending on their yield

#SommetDeLElevage2025 #SommetElevage

Please note that someone is trying to scam folks wanting to attend the POGA 2025 AGM! See the notice on their website for details: poga.ca/about-poga/p... #oats

Excellent progress with the drilling campaign from the trials team this week. Winter barley, rye, triticale and oats all completed. Pushing hard for the remaining wheat sites with multiple drills in the field while Arlary prepares the next sites for drilling. End is in sight 🌾

The #Oat Newsletter has been updated! oatnews.org/node/1358 There is a LOT of material in this update, so grab a beverage and settle in.... #oats

Great to host the Plant Varieties & National List Committee at IBERS this week 🌱

With ~80 IBERS-bred plant varieties on the National & AHDB Lists, we showcased how our research in breeding & genetics supports UK farming and future food security.

This is where I work, along with a number of other oat researchers.... #oats

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✨ Secure your ticket for the German Conference on #Bioinformatics (#GCB2025)!
We are excited to welcome you to Düsseldorf starting September 22, 2025.
👉Register now and be part of #GCB2025: gcb2025.de/GCB2025_regi...

Volatile harvest and falling prices squeeze UK arable farmers Mixed yields and falling grain prices in 2025 leave UK arable farmers facing a tough year, despite rapid harvest progress and good wheat quality.

UK harvest hit by low yields and weak prices

The #Oat Newsletter is back! There's lots of catching up to do, but you can start with this update: oatnews.org/node/1354 #oats

UK Plant Phenomics Conference 2025 UK Plant Phenomics Conference, a premier event for professionals and enthusiast in the field of plant phenotyping

Today's your final chance to register for the UK Plant Phenomics Conference! Registration closes at 5pm.

Secure your spot now before it's too late!

Sign up here:
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Topsy-turvy precipitation this year challenges crop predictions | The Western Producer Rainfall can vary dramatically over a small area. Precipitation maps can’t catch all the deviations, but they do provide a broad perspective.

Topsy-turvy precipitation this year challenges crop predictions vist.ly/43cwu #cdnag #westcdnag

Combining the final plot in our Oat Frontiers trial here at @ibers_aber. It will be interesting to see how the yields compare to those in Iceland and the other frontier sites- our variety Timpani the winner here

UK Plant Phenomics Conference 2025 UK Plant Phenomics Conference, a premier event for professionals and enthusiast in the field of plant phenotyping

Just 1 Week Left! 🚨
You have just one week left to secure your spot at the 3rd UK Plant Phenomics Conference!

This is your last opportunity to join us on September 3rd-4th at the Warwick Scarman conference centre.

Register now before it's too late! 👉 bit.ly/phenomics2025

UK Plant Phenomics Conference 2025 UK Plant Phenomics Conference, a premier event for professionals and enthusiast in the field of plant phenotyping

Registration is still open till August 15th for the 3rd UK Plant Phenomics Conference.

Don't miss out!! Register now at bit.ly/phenomics2025

Make sure to add this week's CCDM talk to your calendar 📆 If you're on #CurtinUni campus Friday 8 August, come hear from CCDM's Grace Foley as she explores effector discovery in Parastagonospora avenae and their roles in Septoria avenae blotch of oat🌾🦠

Better later than never. The long delayed 2024 Annual Crop Inventory of Canada is now fully complete.

Download your favourite province (or Yukon territory), today!
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Oats, hay and mountains under a partially cloudy sky. East of Telkwa. #cropmap15 #BCag #westcdnag #cdnag

Morning oats to start our day, and help keep us regular! 😆
Near Fort St John #cropmap25 #westcdnag #BCag #cdnag

Passing through the Murray Range of the Northern Rockies we stopped for a stretch break at Azouzetta Lake.

Afterwards we ended our day with this mix barley & oat field outside of Nukko Lake. #cropmap25 #BCag #westcdnag #cdnag

Cereal drought tolerant ratings hard to compile | The Western Producer Cereals and most crops have ratings for disease resistance, yield potential, straw height and other traits, but not drought tolerance.

Cereal drought tolerant ratings hard to compile vist.ly/3yahe #cdnag #westcdnag #AIM25

Canada’s oat crop looks promising | The Western Producer The oat crop looks promising and that’s a good thing because demand is strong.

Canada’s oat crop looks promising vist.ly/3yahm #cdnag #westcdnag #AIM25

Emerging oats in Belle Vallée. #cropmap25 #ontag #cdnag

🌾 Our partnership with Senova has produced high-performance oat varieties that are already making a difference in UK farming.

Come see what’s new in IBERS oat research at the The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Show.

#OatBreeding #Senova #IBERS #RoyalWelshShow

Big news! 🎉 The UK Plant Phenomics conference program for Sept 3-4 (Warwick Scarman) is LIVE! Day 1 & 2 details are out. Don't miss out – register by Aug 15! 👇
bit.ly/phenomics2025
#PlantSci #Phenomics

The MLS Working Group of @planttreaty.bsky.social is not yet giving up on resolving Digital Sequence Information quagmire. A representative small group is meeting multiple times to find consensus revisions to resolution and the SMTA. 14th Meeting at Lima. We remain optimistic.
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