The UVM Mobile Hops Harvester visited six hop yards this year, harvesting approximately 400 dry pounds of hops over a 4 week period, plus harvesting the UVM research hop yard. This harvester, developed as a result of a Northeast Hops Alliance, UVM Extension, VT Agency of Ag Food and Markets, and MA Department of Agriculture …
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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 …
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 …
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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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Hop Harvester Showcase- Postponed
The Hop Harvester Showcase scheduled for tomorrow August 26th at Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh, VT has been postponed due to weather and unforeseen circumstances. Please excuse any inconvenience this may have caused, and stay tuned for a notice of the date and time of the reschedule. Contact the UVM Extension office with any questions …