Quick question: how did you learn to code? It probably wasn’t bribing someone a year or two ahead of you in CS to finish all your homework, but that’s exactly what ‘vibe coders’ are doing — even in ...

History hasn’t been kind to automatic pocket knives—also known as switchblades—and in some places they’re still outlawed or restricted. Yet that bad rep mostly isn’t deserved, as automatic pocket ...

Farmers have drastically scaled back their wheat crops this year in a trend that threatens to worsen the country’s cost-of-living crisis after soaring fuel and fertiliser prices from the Iran war and ...

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., ...

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 ...

OF AMERICANS. THE LOUISIANA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER APPROVES STATE FARM’S REQUEST TO LOWER AUTO INSURANCE RATES. STATE FARM’S AUTO RATE WILL NOW BE 5.9% LOWER FOR MORE THAN A MILLION POLICYHOLDERS, ...