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 ...

Most of the U.S. farms that grow hops, a key ingredient in beer, are in the state of Washington. And as climate change continues—with more heat waves like one that hit the Pacific Northwest last June, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New York was once the dominant grower of a main ingredient in beer: hops. As craft brewing has taken off in the state, it's created an opportunity... Apr 30, 2013 — New York was once the dominant ...

CENTER CITY, Minn. – A 2013 trip to the Minnesota State Fair is responsible for the towering vines that now dominate the landscape on the farm of Russell and Paula Oehmy. After getting their first ...