Field editor Lacey Vilhauer highlights the many jobs farm wives and mothers juggle during the busy time of wheat harvest.

Next year’s wheat crop is being drilled as farm jobs continue alongside signs of progress in the OSR. The busy autumn schedule means fieldwork takes priority, with the wheat crop going in at the right ...

The Agriculture Department lowered its outlook for U.S. wheat production in 2026, amid drought conditions seen in the western plains. The USDA said it projects 1.56 billion bushels of wheat to be ...

U.S. farmers this year will harvest their smallest wheat crop since 1972, as a severe drought in the U.S. Plains has curbed production of hard red winter wheat, the largest variety grown in the U.S., ...

Temperature swings have left crops across the Plains in terrible conditions, with some farmers opting not to harvest Merrill Nielsen’s wheat crop looked healthy after he planted it in the fall on his ...

Java developers absolutely must learn Maven. Maven is the most popular and pervasive build tool in the Java world. Even if you don't use Maven directly, alternatives such as Gradle, Jenkins or Ivy ...

The most significant addition to the Java language since Sun Microsystems rewrote the collections API for Java 5 is the introduction of Java records. Java records address two significant pain points ...

The Commitment of Traders report, or COT, is one of the most widely followed indicators in commodity markets because it shows how different groups of traders are positioned. Released weekly, it breaks ...

Tony Sachs has written for numerous publications about spirits and the people who make them since 2007, and traveled the globe to witness the processes firsthand. Maker’s Mark’s Star Hill Farm Whisky ...

We visited the distillery ahead of last year’s launch to find out more about Star Hill Farm. According to master distiller Dr. Blake Layfield, the 2025 release came from a small batch of 300 barrels, ...

Star Hill Farm Whiskey is a new brand from Maker’s Mark Distillery that won 2026 honor. The 2026 release blends malted wheat mashbill and a 70% wheat/30% malted barley mashbill. Maker’s Mark ...