At Progene our research staff is always looking for unique qualities or advantages that set our varieties apart from the crowd. Our purpose is to develop varieties that fit particular production systems and particular forage use needs with key qualities and adaptability. This has resulted in two oat programs that are reviewed below. Look through these unique programs to find the set of characteristics that best fits your needs.

EverLeaf Oat Program

     Everleaf Oats are a class of oats with high value matched with tonnage. The unique growth habit of the Everleaf varieties with delayed heading and dark, broad leaves puts them into a class of their own. This group of oats has high output in terms of both tonnage and quality when fertility and moisture inputs are properly maintained. In addition to our three released varieties, we have several varieties in the advanced testing stage with improved disease or lodging resistance, as well as varieties with different maturities that retain the premium qualities of the Everleaf brand.
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​EverLeaf Falcon: Falcon oats produce higher protein while maintaining the quality of 126. Compared to 126, Falcon provides a shorter maturity timing and excellent lodging resistance due to the height reduction. 
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EverLeaf Tiger: Compared to 126, Tiger provides a shorter maturity timing and excellent lodging resistance due to the height reduction. Tiger thrives in a fertile and moist soil, but dry land production is possible with proper inputs and adequate rainfall.

EverLeaf 126: is a superior high-quality oat with tonnage that has shown excellent adaptability throughout the northern tier of states, Ontario, Canada, and even into the central and southern plains of the Midwest. It is mostly used as a milk/soft dough harvested hay, oat/ silage oat, but is also used for grazing and boot stage silage.

ProLeaf Oat Program

       ProLeaf oat class is the ProGene take on the traditional class of oats, with our varieties excelling in areas such as superior forage yield and manageability. While not as many varieties are available compared to our EverLeaf class, ProLeaf is still an excellent candidate in the oat category. 

 ProLeaf 234: Our ProLeaf is a traditional type of oat with superior forage yield and manageability. Its most competitive uses are in dry-land forage production and fall-planted forage production in the Southwest.