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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MILWAUKEE | 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 of ...

CHICAGO – While Chicago’s craft beer scene is rich and growing, the hop farming craze has yet to fully take root in Illinois. For context: Michigan, top hop producer in the Midwest, will have more ...

At first glance, one might mistake Ben Sunderman's farm for some sort of training grounds for acrobats. Twenty-foot utility poles are buried 4 feet in the ground and crossed by wires. Strings plummet ...

HAM LAKE — A foot of hard snow clings to the more than 70 acres of land at the Sannerud family farm in Ham Lake, where other farmers have planted corn and mushrooms and laid out compost. For three ...

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 ...

FLOYDS KNOBS – Cousins Tim Byrne and Kory Byrne don't have a background in farming, but when they decided to try growing hops, a flowering plant used in beer, it has become an adventure that has ...

The owners of Midwest Hop Producers in Plattsmouth are shutting down their farming operation, after two different floods destroyed one of their fields. They said other activities on the grounds will ...

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- A Michigan hop farm located in the Flint area was recently recognized for having the best Chinook hops in the state. The Hop Growers of Michigan hosted the 7th annual Michigan ...