Hello Hop Enthusiasts, Our resident entomologist Scott Lewins will be conducting farm visits throughout the summer to scout hopyards for pests. If interested, please contact him at Scott.Lewins@uvm.edu. He is planning on visiting each farm at least once, but if you get your requests in early, he may be able to assist more frequently. Keep [...]
Be on the look out for Downy Mildew
Get on your IPM scouting hats — the forecasted weather over the next few days is prime for outbreaks of downy mildew! So, scout your hops plants and be prepared to treat them. For a reminder of downy mildew ID and management, visit our factsheet: http://www.uvm.edu/extension/cropsoil/wp-content/uploads/DownyMildew.pdf
Tags: downy mildew, hops, scouting
2013 Hops Data Collection Booklet
Greetings Fellow Hoppers, Now available is a 2013 Hops Production Diary. This booklet can be very helpful in tracking patterns and practices in your hopyard. It’s a great way to keep all your information in one place; from field history, to scouting, to a page for every variety, and much much more! Our goal is [...]
Tags: hops, hops diary, hopyard, pests, scouting, Small-scale hops
It’s Hops Season! – Early Season Checklist
Greetings from the UVM Extension NW Crops and Soils team! It’s that time of the year again. Our hop plants are officially up at the Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh, VT. If you haven’t already, now might be a good time to start compiling a list of supplies, as they will become useful during early [...]
Tags: crowning, hops, hopyard, UVM Extension
Frost seeding
Frost seeding can be a good option in Northeastern hopyards. Establishing a solid intercrop can help keep down weedy species, and in the case of legumes, can add fertility to your soil. Frost seeding should occur in the early spring when the ground freezes at night and thaws during the day. While frost seeding can [...]
Tags: frost seeding, hop, hop pests, hops, hopyard, IPM, pest management, UVM Extension, Vermont
2012 Hops Variety Trial Report
Greetings, We are excited to announce that the variety trial report developed from data collected in 2012 is now available! It’s long, but there’s a lot of really good information in there, including yield comparisons from the first and second year of harvest, brew values for the 19 publicly available varieties in the UVM Extension [...]
Tags: downy mildew, dry matter, education, harvest, hop, hop harvest, hop pests, hops, hopyard, IPM, moisture, pest management, pests, potato leafhopper, potato leafhoppers, scouting, Small-scale hops, two-spotted spider mites, uvm, UVM Extension, Vermont
2013 Rhizomes
For those of you who missed the Northeast Hop Alliance bulk rhizome purchase, there are still quite a few options available. Our website maintains a list of sources from where you can purchase hop rhizomes. Here is a run down of some places: Applegate Hops, OR. Certified organic rhizomes: Cascade, Centennial, Sterling, Nugget and US [...]
Register now for the 2013 UVM Extension Winter Hops Conference!
Seats are filling up quickly for the 2013 UVM Extension Winter Hops Conference! Don’t delay, this event usually sells out! February 22nd will be a day jam-packed with hoppy information, you don’t want to miss it. To register, please follow the link: http://www.uvm.edu/extension/hopsconference
Tags: conference, education, hop, hops, NeHA, Small-scale hops, uvm, UVM Extension, Vermont
Maryland Hop Conference!
The love of hops is spreading like wild fire! The University of Maryland Extension and the Maryland Chapter of the Northeast Hop Alliance are excited to announce their first annual hops conference: Growing Hops in the East!! Click on the link for the full itinerary of this exciting day! This conference is designed for anyone [...]
Tags: conference, Cornell, education, harvester, hop, hops, IPM, NeHA, networking, pest management, Small-scale hops, UVM Extension
Potted Hop Plants Available for Purchase
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County in collaboration with Zerrillo’s Greenhouse is pleased to offer 12 different varieties of hops plants grown from first generation cuttings of virus-indexed stock purchased from Washington State’s Clean Plant Program. Varieties available include Ultra, Fuggle, Alpharoma, Teamaker, Cascade, Newport, Liberty, Willamette, and Perle. These plants will be sold in [...]
Tags: Cornell, hop, hop cuttings, hop pests, hop plants, hops, NeHA, pest management