by Steve Carpenter | Oct 1, 2020 | blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, Uncategorized
September 2020 – Week 4 Harvest Update The 2020 hop harvest in the Pacific Northwest is almost complete. Every harvest has its challenges and this one was no different. It began with unseasonably warm temperatures followed by a devastating Labor Day windstorm...
by Cait Schut | Sep 24, 2020 | blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, grower, Uncategorized
Hop Research Update: Atmospheric Smoke and Hops As many know, we source the majority of our hops from independent family farms from across the Pacific Northwest including Oregon, Washington and Idaho. These areas have sadly become known for seasonal wildfires that...
by Steve Carpenter | Sep 7, 2020 | blog-farming, blog-hop-varieties, blog-hop-wire, grower, Uncategorized
September 2020 Harvest Update It’s Labor Day for most of the nation. For those of us with hops in our blood, we are at the mercy of a rapidly ripening hop crop. We salute all of our employees on the farms as well as our handling crews for their dedication in getting...
by Cait Schut | Jun 17, 2020 | blog-farming, blog-hop-wire, grower, Uncategorized
Return to Grower: Investing in Quality and Sustainability At Yakima Chief Hops, we take pride in being a 100% grower owned hop supplier. But what does that really mean, to be “grower owned?” By definition, it means that our organization is owned by 15 hop growers from...
by Cait Schut | Jun 5, 2020 | blog-brewing, blog-farming, blog-hop-wire, blog-news-and-events, news, Uncategorized
Bringing Hop Harvest to You As a grower owned company, the harvest season is the heart of Yakima Chief Hops. It’s the time of year when we truly get the opportunity to live and breathe our mission of connecting family hop farms to brewers, as we invite customers...
