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
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
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
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
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 [...]
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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
