by Denisse Gutierrez | Apr 7, 2020 | blog-farming, blog-hop-wire, blog-news-and-events, grower, news, Uncategorized
COVID-19 Grower Update The COVID-19 outbreak has raised some concerns amongst the brewing community regarding the 2020 hop growing season. As an organization with a mission to connect family farms with the world’s finest brewers, we want to keep you updated on what is...
by Denisse Gutierrez | Dec 10, 2019 | blog-brewing, blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, grower, Uncategorized
Grower Perspectives: Veterans Blend Inspired by our own military Veteran employees, Yakima Chief Hops launched their annual community hop blend, the Veterans Blend, in 2018. Each year, YCH collaborates with military Veteran brewers representing multiple branches of...
by Denisse Gutierrez | Nov 4, 2019 | blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, blog-news-and-events, grower
PNW Crop Report: October 2019 The 2019 Pacific Northwest hop harvest is officially over as the crop is either in cold storage or various stages of processing and shipping on its way to brew kettles across the planet. Weather cooperated for most of the harvest...
by Denisse Gutierrez | Oct 21, 2019 | blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, blog-news-and-events, grower, Uncategorized
Triumph – A New Public Variety In the hop industry, we tend to focus on the processes from “field to pint,” but there’s a lot of work that takes place before a hop variety ever reaches the field. Behind the scenes, breeders and growers spend time, energy and...
by Denisse Gutierrez | Sep 5, 2019 | blog-brewing, blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, blog-news-and-events, grower, news
Yakima Chief Hops Welcomes Four New Family Farms to its Ownership (From left to right) John Coleman of Coleman Ag; Jessica Riel of Double ‘R’ Hop Ranches; Ben St. Mary of Black Star Ranches; Brenton Roy of Oasis Farms Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) welcomes four...
by Denisse Gutierrez | Aug 21, 2019 | blog-farming, blog-hop-wire, grower
Grower Perspectives: Organic Hop Farming “Organic farming for me is more connecting. The raw emotions of farming are more pronounced. I must be on purpose with and open to what mother nature tells me.” -Michael Roy, Roy Farms At Yakima Chief Hops, we are...
