While out in the hopyard this week, we stumbled upon this little guy and his friends on the underside of some leaves, chowing down on a fine looking row of Cascade. While spikey and rather exciting looking with a remarkable set of eyebrows, the Eastern comma (Polygonia comma) is generally perceived as a pest with …
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Hop Fertility Management in the Northeast
The increasing acreage of hops in the Northeast has prompted the need for fertility guidelines for this new and emerging crop. Unfortunately there has been no regional data generated to determine hop nutrient requirements for our soils and climate. Some basic fertility guidelines can be developed from research and information available from the Pacific Northwest …
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Hops Recordkeeping Booklet
Greetings all, The hops Extension teams in VT and NY have put together a “Hops Recordkeeping Booklet”. This booklet will give you a spot to write down pertinent hop information, including pests, fertilizers, irrigation, etc. It pays to keep good records and it will help you tract beneficial practices over time. We are also hoping …
Rhizome time!
We have received a lot of calls lately on when to plant hops and how to store them until they are ready for their permanent home. Most of you who have ordered rhizomes to be planted this year will have already received them. When you plant them depends a lot on how cold and wet …
Community Educator – NYS Hops Specialist Job Posting
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County, in conjunction with the Northeast Hop Alliance, is hiring a Community Educator – NYS Hops Specialist. The CCE Educator will work with growers throughout New York State to re-establish commercial specialty hop production. The CCE educator will: • Provide growers with the knowledge and resources to produce high quality …
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2011 Winter Hops Conference
Back by popular demand, UVM Extension’s Winter Hops Conference will be held at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, VT on February 18th, 2011 from 10 am – 3:30 pm. The 2nd Annual Winter Hops Conference will feature Dr. John Henning, a research plant geneticist for the USDA-ARS Hop Breeding and Genetics program and Oregon …
Rhizome bulk order
Hi All, The Northeast Hop Alliance is organizing a bulk rhizome order. (You should really join the NeHA…) The deadline is January 14th. Prices reflect the current number of orders placed, and does not include shipping and handling, which will depend on order size and supplier. Download the .pdf hop rhizome order form. Download the …
Cornell Cooperative Extension is hiring a hops specialist
Some very exciting news out of New York State: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County is currently looking for applicants for a Community Educator who specializes in hops. This is the job description; please pass the word far and wide. Deadline for applications is February 5, 2011. We at UVM Extension are looking forward to …
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Ordering supplies for next year’s hopyard
Greetings folks! The Northeast Hops Alliance is organizing a cooperative purchase for supplies for next year’s hopyard. Of particular note is the coir twine pricing. If they can get enough orders to purchase 75 bales of coir, at 3400 strings each, then it will only be $300/bale. They might not be able to organize cooperative …
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The end of organic hop production?
Heather, Roger (who is hosting the majority of our hops research), and I just returned from a trip to the Yakima Valley in Washington, a trip whose purpose was to connect with hop growers and researchers from all over the country. Many fascinating things were seen and learned while we were there, tales of which …