Oats were once a major Minnesota crop, with about 4 million acres planted annually on average until the early 1960s. But in 2025, oats accounted for only 195,000 planted acres in Minnesota, and those ...

Nutrition experts reveal that a daily bowl of minimally processed oats provides as much protein as an egg and creates a ...

ZUMBRO RIVER VALLEY, Minnesota — From his combine on an October afternoon, harvesting dried-out soybeans the color of dust, Martin Larsen points to a hillside where his ancestors from Scandinavia ...

Manufacturers can prepare raw oat groats in various ways to make them ready for consumption. Steel-cut oats are the least processed form, whereas rolled oats, or oat flakes, undergo more processing ...