MILWAUKEE (AP) – Craft brewers eager to capitalize on the local food movement have created a strong demand for hops to flavor their all-local beers, but farms in most states have grown slowly because ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Crawford County Ohio Farm Hope will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 26 with eight locations participating. The free hands-on ...
A single-engine Piper Comanche has room in its cargo hold for about a dozen big burlap sacks. Try to stuff in any more, and you’ll crush the precious green blooms inside the bags. But on this warm day ...
The growth in hop farming is directly related to the explosion of breweries, which numbered just under 200 across the United States 25 years ago, according to the National Brewers Association. As of ...
One of agriculture’s many challenges is that after the hard work of planting, growing and harvesting a crop is accomplished, someone still needs to buy it. Washington state and the Yakima Valley in ...
Not long ago, enthusiasts foresaw a day when many San Diego beers would feature San Diego hops, the oily cones that lend beer numerous enticing flavors and aromas. When the San Diego Hop Growers ...
As summer bleeds into fall, so does festival season. Why not add in a hop celebration before everything pumpkin and grapes begins? That was the line of thought by the team at TopWire Hop Project, ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A hop farm on the Western Slope will open its doors to the public soon, giving people an up-close-and-personal chance to see how this crucial ingredient is ...