Beer, Wine and Spirits
Trade disputes can quickly reduce demand for key crops.
Lower hop stocks may support prices in the near term.
Long-term demand uncertainty is reshaping specialty crop strategies as producers adapt to fewer, older consumers.
Small, locally focused wineries are finding resilience through direct sales and regional loyalty rather than scale alone.
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A new twist on the old technique of stereoscopic photography gave birth to the packs of circular reels which proliferated souvenir gift shops and drug stores nationwide during the mid-to-late 20th century.
Invented by a French electrician and originally called L’Ecran Magique, The Magic Screen, a catchy rebrand and saturation marketing on television in 1960 launched Etch A Sketch into the consumer toy market stratosphere.
The not-so-down-home origin of Lincoln Logs goes back to a flash of inspiration which Frank Lloyd Wright’s son had while assisting his father on one of this most famous projects – in Japan, of all places.
A stonemason observed children playing with sticks, pencils, empty spools of thread, and other household objects, and was inspired to create what became a classic toy set.
LSU AgCenter’s Heather Kirk-Ballard shares how summertime is a great time to prepare for and plan out any large landscape projects you have for the fall.
