ELMIRA, Ore. (AP) - Out on a former cattle ranch in the foothills of the Coast Range, Norman Vidoni has taken a great leap - or maybe that should be hop - of faith. A dedicated home brewer with no ...

GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — Jim Passwaters always wanted to be a farmer growing up, but he never had the land. At 58, he still doesn’t. That hasn’t stopped Passwaters from starting Delaware’s first and ...

MILWAUKEE | Craft brewers eager to capitalize on the local food movement have created a strong demand for hops to flavor their all-local beers, but farms in most states have grown slowly because of ...

Ian Birkett s family has farmed on a 300-acre piece of land on Satterly Road in Ferrisburgh for six generations. Over the years they have raised cows, bred horses, made maple sugar and grown apples.

That growing demand for ultra-bitter brews is fanning fears of hops shortages, and in Virginia it’s raising hopes that commercial hops farming can be re-established in the commonwealth. Oliver said ...

FLOYDS KNOBS – Cousins Tim Byrne and Kory Byrne don't have a background in farming, but when they decided to try growing hops, a flowering plant used in beer, it has become an adventure that has ...

A few miles north of Two Harbors, perched on the banks of the Stewart River, a new farm is drawing some attention. In 2012, its owners started growing climbing green crops on high-strung wires and, in ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A former Grand Traverse County hops farm has been up for sale for more than a year. MI Local Hops was the largest hops farm and processor east of the ...