Does growing oats as winter fodder actually pay through my dairy animals?

For a dairy farmer, oats are one of the better rabi green fodders because they give good quality, palatable green fodder in the cool season when other green fodder is short, and the return comes through better milk and lower bought fodder cost rather than through selling grain. Sow a fodder oat variety on time, give the recommended seed rate and fertiliser, and you can take green cuttings to feed your animals. Many farmers grow oats with berseem or other fodder for a balanced ration. The honest framing is that as a fodder crop oats pay indirectly through the milk and by saving on purchased feed, which for a dairy household is a real and steady benefit, unlike the uncertain superfood grain market. Confirm the recommended fodder variety, seed rate and cutting schedule with your KVK or veterinary or dairy department.