The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other cereals and pseudocereals). While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed.
Origin
The wild ancestor of Avena sativa and the closely related minor crop, A. byzantina, is the hexaploid wild oat A. sterilis. Genetic evidence shows the ancestral forms of A. sterilis grew in the Fertile Crescent of the Near East. Domesticated oats appear relatively late, and far from the Near East, in Bronze Age Europe. Oats, like rye, are usually considered a secondary crop, i.e., derived from a weed of the primary cereal domesticates wheat and barley. As these cereals spread westwards into cooler, wetter areas, this may have favored the oat weed component, leading to its eventual domestication.
Cultivation
Oats are best grown in temperate regions. They have a lower summer heat requirement and greater tolerance of rain than other cereals, such as wheat, rye or barley, so are particularly important in areas with cool, wet summers, such as Northwest Europe and even Iceland. Oats are an annual plant, and can be planted either in autumn (for late summer harvest) or in the spring (for early autumn harvest).
Oats (1973–1990) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed promise as a two-year-old before establishing himself as one of the best British colts of his generation in the following year when he won the Blue Riband Trial Stakes and finished third in the Epsom Derby. As a four-year-old he won the Jockey Club Stakes and the Ormonde Stakes before his career was ended by injury. After his retirement he became a very successful sire of National Hunt horses.
Background
Oats was a "strong, attractive" bay horse with a small white star bred in Ireland by T E Kelly. He was from the first crop of foals sired by Northfields, an American horse whose biggest win came in the Louisiana Derby in 1971, before spending most of his stud career in Europe. His other winners included Northjet, Northern Treasure (Irish 2000 Guineas), No Pass No Sale (Poule d'Essai des Poulains) and North Stoke (Joe McGrath Memorial Stakes). Oats' dam Arctic Lace finished third in the 1969 Irish 1000 Guineas and was a granddaughter of Fair Alycia, whose other descendants included Bold Lad (IRE).
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Today, the co-op announced the launch of its first-ever organic oat-based product line. Organic Valley® Oat Creamers with oats sourced directly from its U.S ... What makes the new Organic Valley® Oat Creamers truly unique is how they're made.
Nate Oats started his press conference with a warning to anyone who tried to twist his words after Alabama basketball's win at Texas A&M... "I'll say a lot about Cliff, man," Oats said after A&M.
Over halfway through the regular season, Nate Oats has a good hold on Alabama basketball's identity ...Folks who have watched Alabama since the Oats era began know that the Crimson Tide's three-centric style and terms like "blue collar mentality."
A Historic Recognition for John Oates ... (William) John Oates, a dedicated serviceman and one of the thousands of British heroes who participated in the UK's nuclear testing program between 1952 and 1967.
To enjoy a bowl of HRH’s oats costs an extortionate £8.50, but it’s much easier and a lot cheaper to rustle up your own at home. Oliver DixonThea Jacobs puts a selection of ready-to-make oat sachets to the test[/caption].
Victoria Advocate
14 Jan 2025
Victoria Advocate
14 Jan 2025