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Hops 201 - Technical Production Workshop |
Topics Include:
- Detailed plant physiology and development
- Plantation operation by the calendar
- Soil chemistry and plant nutrition calculations (workgroup problem sets)
- Integrated pest management strategies
- Disease identification and remediation
- Irrigation scheduling and evapotranspiration calculations (workgroup problem sets)
- Detailed hop drying and oast construction (workgroup problem sets)
Attendees will learn:
- How to accurately calculate plantation irrigation needs on a daily, weekly, monthly basis
- How to determine plant nutrient requirements based on soil chemistry
- Proper nitrogen credit calculation from biological sources
- Pest identification, scouting, and threshold calculations
- How to develop an operations schedule calendar
- How to design and operate an oast
- Physiological plant changes during development
Who should attend?
- Growers new to hop production
- Current hop growers that need a refresher
- Extension Agents, educational outreach specialists
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The next Hops 201 has not been scheduled yet, but please subscribe to our newsletter so that you can be informed when it is. We typically hold Hops 201 once a year, in the autumn.
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Bine 3060 Harvester
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Bine Implement has introduced a small-scale harvester to bridge the gap between hand-harvesting and large scale. Final orders for this season are due by May 23; see more details on the Bine Implement website.
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2013 Charter Grower Applications
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We are now accepting applications for the 2013 planting season. Please see our Charter Grower page for more details.
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12-27-11 Press Release
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It starts and ends with Quality! Click here to read our latest press release, with a focus on quality from our parters at South Shore Brewery and Capital Brewery.
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