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Spring oats planting and harvest datesSpring oats Planting Dates in Nebraska
Usual spring oats planting and harvest periods in Nebraska, shown as ranges with their source. Use them to frame a plan, then adjust for your own frost dates and soil temperature.
| Activity | Window | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planting | Mar 26 to May 3 usual (most active Apr 1 to Apr 24) | source | 2026-11-11 |
| Harvest | Jul 4 to Aug 7 usual (most active Jul 10 to Jul 30) | source | 2026-11-11 |
| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planting | Planting window in March | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window in May | |||||||||
| Harvest | Harvest window, most active in July | Harvest window in August |
What these dates mean in Nebraska
Planting usually runs about 39 days, from Mar 26 to May 3.
That start date is about 5 days earlier than the middle of the 24 places in this data set that report spring oats planting dates (Mar 31).
Harvest usually runs about 35 days, from Jul 4 to Aug 7.
From the start of the planting window to the start of the harvest window is about 100 days in Nebraska, a rough guide to how long the crop occupies the bed or field.
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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: USDA NASS, Field Crops Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates (October 2010 edition, copy hosted by Cornell University Mann Library). Dates are the usual start and end of the period when about 5% to 95% of the crop is planted or harvested, from long-run state progress data. They are historic averages, not a forecast.