A new crop rotation at Fairhaven Farm is helping improve soil health while supporting long-term farm resilience.

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 ...

UC Davis researchers engineered wheat that encourages soil bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into plant-usable fertilizer. By boosting a natural compound in the plant, the wheat triggers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bottled at 116.4 proof, the 2026 release blends two mash bills and includes whiskies aged 7 to 8 years. David Thomas Tao is an NYC-based spirits reviewer, writer, entrepreneur, and Tony-nominated ...

WASCO COUNTY, Ore. — Wheat in Oregon has been a staple and a big economic crop for at least 135 years, according to the Port of Portland. In fact, the port was created in 1851 primarily to make sure ...