(NEXSTAR) – It’s a perfect storm of terrible conditions for wheat farmers this year. Drought, dramatic swings in temperature, the skyrocketing price of fertilizer and diesel, plus multiple viruses ...

The first Minecraft 26.2 pre-release is here for Java Edition, but there's some bad news if you've been taking advantage of the sandbox game's new peer-to-peer multiplayer, which was implemented in a ...

Minecraft Java Edition finally debuts a built-in Friends list feature. Players can invite friends to join their world without servers or Realms. This feature works similarly to the Bedrock Edition ...

Minecraft's Java Edition has long been the go-to for PC players, owing to how moddable it is in comparison to its Bedrock counterpart. However, getting a clean multiplayer experience has long ...

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., ...

The exact origin of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is still a mystery, but researchers believe they are edging closer to the source of one of the most important food staples worldwide. Using genetic ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...