A hop farm on Colorado’s Western Slope will soon open its doors to the public, giving beer drinkers a unique opportunity to ...

Learn hop growing conditions and rewards of ample shade, prolific forage for animals, superb medicinal benefits, and home brewing beer and cider. Hops are a wonderful addition to any homestead.

Megan Mudron pulls a hop cone from a vine that snakes up one of the lines outside at Naturally Sunkissed Farm. The vines grow about 25 feet tall and are set up to form leafy, upside-down V-shapes ...

In 1868, Charles Carpenter, a farmer’s son from New York state, moved to the Yakima Valley, where he started his own farm near the town of Ahtanum, just south of present-day Yakima, and planted his ...

MONTROSE, CO— After eight years in business as an award-winning hop farm, Billy Goat Hop Farm is opening its offerings to the public with camping, tours, and beers made with Billy Goat hops.

Growing hops is big business. In 2016, the Yakima Valley hop crop was valued at about $380 million. The crop has a far-reaching economic impact on the local economy—things like farming equipment, ...

"You should not underestimate traditional (outdoor) hop growers. They always come up with new ideas," he added. The most obvious challenge indoor farming faces, he said, is its high energy cost.

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- A Michigan hop farm located in the Flint area was recently recognized for having the best Chinook hops in the state. The Hop Growers of Michigan hosted the 7th annual ...

Hops grow at a farm in Sempeter, Slovenia, in May 2008. Tom Stoddart/Getty Images Beer is typically made with water, malting barley and yeast for flavor, as well as hops, which contain compounds ...