Stretching skyward like mythical giant beanstocks, hops climb steel-supported trellises in the chaparral and oak-wooded hills east of Clearlake. Fifty years after the last commercially grown hops ...

American hop production totaled 87.1 million pounds in 2024, down 16% from the previous year, as the industry continues to deal with a glut of product, plateauing consumer demand for beer and shifting ...

A hop harvester moves down rows of hop trellises at harvest. American hop production totaled 87.1 million pounds in 2024, down 16% from the previous year, as the industry continues to deal with a glut ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Don Tse is a beverage alcohol writer covering business and innovation. United States hop acreage strung for harvest in 2024 is ...

Shrinking harvests of hops are making beer more expensive, but researchers are raising hopes that this indispensable ingredient in brewing could be grown indoors to make it cheaper. Earlier this year, ...

APOPKA, Fla. (AP) - With the state's iconic citrus industry reeling due to a so-far incurable bacterial disease, some Florida farmers are eyeing a new niche crop that can tap into the country's ...

Despite the craft beer boom, a worsening drought and unseasonably hot weather are causing pain for agriculture in Washington's Yakima Valley and could result in shortages for some popular varieties of ...