Can so-called “naked oats” make it cheaper to raise organic chicken? Scientists in our college have received a USDA grant to find out. The oats have a special protein and amino acid balance, will be grown as part of an organic rotation, and will be tested in the diets of pasture-raised organic broiler chickens. They could make up to 80 percent of the birds’ diets. Why are they called naked oats? Read more …