After 124 years in the hops business, Crosby Hops is still innovating. What it does: Producer of hops and hop pellets Location: Woodburn Top executive: CEO Blake Crosby After 124 years in the hops ...

To keep growers competitive, the Hop Commission is spearheading the ‘‘Hop Industry Economic Viability Initiative,'' which is entering its second phase with a $1.5 million appropriation from the 2005 ...

Most people know the Willamette Valley for its pinot noir, but there’s another kind of vine that grows in abundance and produces a key ingredient in one of Portland’s favorite beverages: beer. Drive ...

Hops being delivered on a conveyor belt at a farm. Germany is once again the world's top hops producer - snatching the title from the United States after nine years, the German Hops Growers ...

In all corners of the Yakima Valley, warehouses rumble, workers rise early and headlights bounce through fields. The smell of hops is pungent as the 2024 crop makes its way from fields to storehouses, ...

Oregon hop growers will be harvesting their crops next week, but at a much smaller yield than last year. The acreage for the plant has fallen by 18% this year in Oregon and nationwide. The driving ...

Have you ever wondered how beer is made and what ingredients are used in this most refreshing beverage? One key element is hops — a cone-shaped flower of the plant (Humulus lupulus) in the ...

HESPERUS – Twenty-three hop growers and aspiring hop growers braved 40-degree weather and residual snow Friday to learn more about cultivating the plant used chiefly to make beer. The open house was ...

Washington hop growers are dramatically curtailing production amid a crushing glut and chilling demand for both craft and commercial beer. In the language of the hop industry, growers “strung” about ...

Hop picking season has started at UK farms - amid fears the warmest summer on record has caused a national shortage and could lead to beer price surges. Farmer and hop grower Tom Spilsbury says his ...