Stretching skyward like mythical giant beanstocks, hops climb steel-supported trellises in the chaparral and oak-wooded hills east of Clearlake. Fifty years after the last commercially grown hops ...

A hop harvester moves down rows of hop trellises at harvest. American hop production totaled 87.1 million pounds in 2024, down 16% from the previous year, as the industry continues to deal with a glut ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Don Tse is a beverage alcohol writer covering business and innovation. United States hop acreage strung for harvest in 2024 is ...

Ian Birkett s family has farmed on a 300-acre piece of land on Satterly Road in Ferrisburgh for six generations. Over the years they have raised cows, bred horses, made maple sugar and grown apples.

Learn about horticulture, hops, turfgrass and organic agriculture at the inaugural Hort, Hops and Crops Field Day on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the University of Tennessee East Tennessee AgResearch and ...

The idea to grow hops took root when Seth Somerville was working in customer service at Millstream Brewery in Amana. A worldwide shortage of hops hit during the winter of 2007-08, caused in part by a ...

Despite the craft beer boom, a worsening drought and unseasonably hot weather are causing pain for agriculture in Washington's Yakima Valley and could result in shortages for some popular varieties of ...

The Philadelphia Brewing Company’s hop garden for a local seasonal beer was mistaken for weeds and chopped down by city workers, the Pennsylvania brewery said. Screengrab from Philadelphia Brewing Co.

PLATTSMOUTH – Bruce and Annette Wiles are cautiously optimistic about a good crop in 2020, compared to last year. “It’s looking promising,” Bruce said recently. Like many others whose livelihood comes ...

APOPKA, Fla. (AP) - With the state's iconic citrus industry reeling due to a so-far incurable bacterial disease, some Florida farmers are eyeing a new niche crop that can tap into the country's ...