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 ...

Rapid expansion 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 ...

Declining beer consumption worldwide is hurting German hops growers, who face lower prices and possible farm closures amid a dip in demand for the bitter crop. A strong hops harvest in 2024 means that ...

MOXEE, WA / ACCESSWIRE / May 8, 2023 / Today, Roy Farms, the world's largest independent brewery-direct hop farm, and Green Acre Farms, a fourth-generation family hop farm, are proud to announce their ...

This column was first published Aug. 24, 2020. It has been updated to reflect the most recent data on hop production.

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 ...

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 ...