The following are the events for the 2026 Kansas Wheat Festival for Thursday, July 9, and Friday, July 10. For the full ...

A proposal to build a large egg farm off Defiance’s Flory Road is drawing pushback from nearby residents who say they have ...

Kansas wheat harvest is nearing the finish line as producers report strong progress despite weather-related challenges ...

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 ...

Scientists in China are growing towering hybrids of wheat and rye – taller even than some humans – in the deserts of its western Xinjiang region. The hybrids, known as triticale, can adapt more easily ...

The ongoing dry in the US wheat belt continues to decimate yields, with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) flagging that US wheat production was likely to plummet to its lowest levels in over 50 ...

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 ...