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Category Archives: Hops Production
Hop Harvest Timelines in Ontario
As we draw closer to the 2018 hop harvest season, grower reports from across the province suggest the crop is anywhere from one week ahead of normal to one week behind normal depending on cultivar and geographic location/growing zone. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged Hop harvest, Hops, Hops Production, When to harvest hops
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Hop Irrigation Watch, June 2018 Update
Over the last 14 days, dry conditions have persisted in South and Central Ontario with minimal precipitation other than isolated showers and thunderstorms in some regions. Figure 1 shows the 14 day accumulated precipitation for Southern Ontario and Eastern Canada … Continue reading
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Tagged Hops, Hops Production, Irrigation, Monitoring, Soil Moisture
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Hop Leaf Stripping in Ontario
Leaf stripping (removing lower leaves and laterals; Figure 1) to increase air flow is a common cultural practice to manage hops downy mildew (P. humuli). Leaf stripping is performed earlier in Ontario than in other growing regions due to a shorter … Continue reading
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Tagged Cultural management, Downy Mildew, Hops, Hops Production, Leaf Stripping, Research
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Hop Fertility Review and Guidelines for 2018
As we approach the 2018 growing season, questions regarding hop fertility are on the increase. Looking back on 2017, there are some key fertility messages to be thinking about as we head into this year’s production cycle. With above normal … Continue reading
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Tagged Fertility, Hops, Hops Fertility, Hops Production
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Podcast Features Ontario Hops and a Grower’s Perspective of the Local Hop Industry
This week The Grower is featuring a podcast with Ontario hop grower Kyle Wynette of The Tavistock Hop Company. During the podcast, Karen Davidson asks Kyle about his thoughts on hop production, marketing, industry challenges, costs for establishment and the use … Continue reading
Two Hoppy Days Planned for 2018 OFVC
As hop production continues to expand across Ontario, more and more, growers are looking for information to increase their product quality through better management practices and marketing opportunities. Many enquiries by interested growers focus on the potential of growing hops organically. … Continue reading
Hop Rates for 2018-2019 Advanced Payments Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Advanced Payment Program (AAP), delivered by the Agricultural Credit Corporation (ACC) in Ontario, has released the list of rates for storage crops (including hops) for the 2018-2019 growing season. The available advance rate for Ontario growers … Continue reading
