Dietrich Gehring, owner of Indian Ladder Farms Cidery and Brewery, checks over the hops growing at Indian Ladder Farms on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Altamont, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) ...

McWhirt has been growing hops at the Fruit Research Station in Clarksville since 2019. She's now testing hop cone quality and yield with varying numbers of hop bines per plant.

The craft beer industry is driving farmers in the Midwest to grow hops for their local beer makers. But the crop is not easy to grow — it’s labor intensive and expensive.

A news release from UF/IFAS said that hops grows best when it can get at least 16 hours of sunlight, which can be found at latitudes of 35 degrees and above — whereas Florida’s northernmost latitude ...

Hops grow best when given a minimum of 16 hours of sunlight, which is available at latitudes of 35 degrees and above. Florida’s uppermost latitude reaches just 31 degrees, UF/IFAS said.

In an effort to support the state's growing brewery industry, University of Tennessee researchers are studying how to grow hops in East Tennessee. Hops are used to brew beer and are vital to the ...

4. Hops are picky about where they'll grow. The sweet spot is between the 35th and 55th parallels of both hemispheres, where hops enjoy long days, hot summers, and just as importantly, cold winters.