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Register for the 2013 Winter Hops Conference!

The UVM Extension 2013 Winter Hops Conference will take place on February 22, 2013 at The Essex in Essex, VT . Click here to download the flyer! We have an exciting day lined up, registration starts at 9 am, and the conference starts promptly at 9:30. We hope you can join us! Please note, last [...]

Tags: calculator, conference, downy mildew, education, harvester, hop, hop harvest, hops, NeHA, oast, pest management, pests, scouting, Small-scale hops, The Essex, two-spotted spider mites, UVM Extension, Vermont, winter conference

This entry was posted on Monday, January 14th, 2013 at 5:14 pm and is filed under What's Hoppening.

Cooperative Hop Rhizome Purchase

Greetings all, The Northeast Hop Alliance and the wonderful folks at Foothill Hops are putting together a cooperative purchase for hop rhizomes, coir, and W-clips for the 2013 season. This offer is available to all NeHA members in good standing. If you haven’t paid your dues for 2013, or if you would like to become [...]

Tags: coir, cooperative purchase, Foothill Hops, hop, hops, NeHA, Northeast Hop Alliance, rhizome, UVM Extension, W-clips

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 at 10:19 am and is filed under What's Hoppening.

UVM Extension 2013 Winter Hops Conference – Save the Date!

Greetings all! We are excited to announce the date of the annual UVM Extension Winter Hops Conference! Please mark your calendars, this year’s event will take place on Friday, February 22, 2013 at The Essex in Essex, VT. As the date gets nearer, we will post registration details here on What’s Hoppening. The day is [...]

Tags: conference, dry matter, drying, education, harvest, hop, hops, moisture, Small-scale hops, The Essex, UVM Extension, Vermont, winter conference, workshop

This entry was posted on Monday, December 17th, 2012 at 3:49 pm and is filed under Uncategorized, What's Hoppening.

Northeast Hop Alliance Fall Hops Conference

Greetings all, Registration is now open for the Cornell Fall Hops Conference and the Northeast Hop Alliance Annual Meeting, taking place in Morrisville, NY on Saturday, December 1, 2012. Please click on the link for full details. UVM Extension’s own Heather Darby will be speaking, along with a long list of other experts. This event [...]

Tags: conference, Cornell, fall hops conference, home brew review, hops, NeHA, trade show

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 at 9:10 am and is filed under What's Hoppening.

Hop Harvest Readiness Calculator – New Online Tool!

Chris Callahan was recently hired as the Agricultural Engineer for UVM Extension and is operating out of the Rutland, VT office. He is a long time Crops and Soils fav, and has worked on numerous projects with us, including the hops harvester, oast, and various oilseed projects. He and Lucy Carrasco, our Assistant Webmaster (and [...]

Tags: calculator, dry matter, drying, harvest, hop, hop harvest, hops, moisture, oast

This entry was posted on Monday, August 27th, 2012 at 3:34 pm and is filed under What's Hoppening.

Hop Harvest Readiness

In the Northeast, hop harvest generally begins in mid-August and continues through mid-September. Harvest date is primarily dependent on the hop variety. However weather can delay or hasten when a harvest will occur. Another factor that can influence harvest date is pest issues, including heavy spider mite and downy mildew infestations. In the major hop [...]

Tags: calculator, dry matter, drying, harvest, hop, hop harvest, hops, moisture, oast

This entry was posted on Friday, August 24th, 2012 at 9:24 am and is filed under What's Hoppening.

Scouting

Having a good idea of the pest and predator insect populations in your hopyard will aid you in pest control decision-making. Scouting is an essential aspect of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and will help you identify pertinent pest and pest predators. The UVM Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Team has put together some resources to [...]

Tags: downy mildew, eastern comma butterfly, hops, pest management, pests, potato leafhopper, scouting, two-spotted spider mites

This entry was posted on Friday, August 10th, 2012 at 4:11 pm and is filed under What's Hoppening.

Japanese beetles on hops in the Northeast

Japanese beetles can be a significant economic pest in hops, so proper identification and management decision-making are important if you are going to avoid losses. Check out our article Japanese Beetles in Hops in the Northeast for more information on Japanese beetles and some control options.

Tags: biological control of Japanese beetle, hop pests, hops, hopyard, IPM, Japanese beetle, pest management, Small-scale hops, UVM Extension, Vermont

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 18th, 2012 at 12:15 pm and is filed under What's Hoppening.

NeHA Calendar of Hop Events

NeHA has released a Save the Date card of upcoming field days in New York and Vermont. NeHA will have virus indexed stock plants available on-site at the July 21st field day at Hop Meadow Farm in Union Springs, NY. Cascade, Newport, Willamette, Perle, Fuggle, and Liberty will be available at $5 per plant in [...]

Tags: field day, hops, NeHA, workshop

This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 at 4:15 pm and is filed under What's Hoppening.

June Scouting Report

You should be scouting in your hopyard at least once a week by this time of year, keeping an eye out for disease, pests, and any nutrient deficiencies. As you scout for insects in your hopyard, you are likely to find a thriving community. Many of the insects that you find are not a threat [...]

Tags: eastern comma butterfly, hop merchant, hop pests, hops, potato leafhoppers, scouting

This entry was posted on Monday, June 18th, 2012 at 6:15 am and is filed under What's Hoppening.

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