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 …
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Downy Mildew
Downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora humuli, Miyabe and Takah., Wilson) was one of the major reasons for the decline of hops production in the Northeast over a hundred years ago. As many of you know, it is still a significant issue here, as well as in yards in the major hop growing areas of the United States …
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 …
Small-scale hops baler, design 2
UVM Engineering students Yuri Hudak, John Repucci, and Ryan Rzepka have been working hard to complete a second design for a small-scale hops baler as part of their SEED (Senior Experience in Engineering Design) course. This baler is designed to create a bale of 5 lbs or less. The design shall soon be posted on …
Frosted hops
Most of Vermont got hit by a pretty hard frost last weekend, and we’ve received numerous calls about what to do about frosted hops. In our two-year-old variety trial, Nugget in particular got a good wallop, whether that was because it isn’t as frost-tolerant as some of the varieties or because it was a little …
Small-Scale Hop Harvester and Hop Baler Designs Made Public!
We are very happy to announce that the designs for the small-scale hops harvester are now available through the UVM Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Instructional Wiki! To access the documents you will need to login and agree to the terms and conditions. We would like to encourage discussions, so please leave your comments on …
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Rhizomes!
For those of you who missed the Northeast Hop Alliance bulk rhizome purchase, there are still 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 of the local places: Aroostook Hops, Westfield, ME has Nugget rhizomes for sale. Check …
Registration now open for the 2012 UVM Extension Winter Hops Conference!
Registration is now open for the 2012 UVM Extension Winter Hops Conference! The event will take place on March 19, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, VT. For complete details, you can download the Winter Hops Conference flyer here. Event management for The UVM Extension Winter Hops Conference powered by Eventbrite
UVM Extension 2012 Winter Hops Conference
We are very excited to announce that the 2012 UVM Extension Winter Hops Conference will take place on Monday, March 19th at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, VT. Please save the date! We have some great speakers lined up, click on link for more details.
NeHA bulk order
Hi All, The Northeast Hop Alliance is preparing to place their Cooperative Purchasing order for both rhizomes and coir. If you did not reply to the Cooperative Purchasing survey, posted here in December, you may still place an order. If you did reply to the survey, that DOES NOT mean that you have placed an …