CORVALLIS - As craft beer and home brewing continue to rise, interest in growing hops ferments among home gardeners. Shaun Townsend, Oregon State University's hops breeder, said he regularly fields ...

Hops. Even if you’re not a beer lover, you associate the word with brewing. Since the 15th century, brewers have turned to hop flowers (also called “cones” or “strobili”) to add aroma and bitterness ...

Learn hop growing conditions and rewards of ample shade, prolific forage for animals, superb medicinal benefits, and home brewing beer and cider. Hops are a wonderful addition to any homestead. It’s ...

WEBVTT KELLIE: AND IT’S NOW A NEW VARIETY OF GRAPES. KCRA 3’S WILL HERYFORD SHOWS US HOW FARMERS ARE TRYING TO TAP INTO THE CRAFT BEER MARKET BY PLANTING A NEW CROP. REPORTER: THESE ARE RISING UP TO ...

PHILADELPHIA — In 2008, news of a global hops shortage sent brewers into a cold panic. But for a few would-be farmers, it planted the seed — or, more precisely, the rhizome — of an idea. Though it had ...

There are some fields so vast that they seem to stretch beyond the horizon. The long rows, punctuated with tall trellises that coax miles and miles of bright green hops (Humulus lupulus) skyward, are ...

The small business is currently selling freshly-picked ‘wet’ hops to homebrewers. Greg Stelzer and his son Kyle run 24 Hour Hops, a hydroponic farm in a rented space at the University of Arizona ...

FLOYDS KNOBS, Ind. (AP) - 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 ...

Urban gardeners who are new to the valley quickly learn that Las Vegas enjoys mild winters, making it possible to grow plants year-round. Mid- to late March are good times for plants such as ...

The herbaceous, perennial hop plant is best known as a component of beer that adds a bitter flavor, but it can also be used in nonalcoholic beverages and herbal medicine, and it can be grown here in ...

Dozens of farmers in the Canadian province of Ontario dove into growing hops in recent years, encouraged by an explosion of local craft breweries they assumed would be thirsty for local ingredients.