In agriculture, there are major and minor crops. This seemingly disparaging characterization relates solely to the amount of acreage utilized. Minor crops can be high value and major crops low value. Or vice-versa when it comes to farm income. Oats are produced on just 1.4 percent of the area seeded to wheat, corn, and soybeans, which makes them pretty minor until those that use them come up short. Prices are up 77 percent this year based on a shortfall in Canada, though most oats are procured via contracting rather than spot pricing.   Oats are particularly suited for production in northern climes, thus Canada, Russia, and the EU as dominant producers. This means that climate change could adversely impact the output of oats. Alt...