Hops Seminar – June 30, 2016
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture held a free informational seminar on the production of hops on June 30, 2016 on East Campus. Presented by university researchers, this seminar provided background information on hop growth and development, cultivation, and harvesting, as well as discussion on challenges with the production, handling, and marketing of this crop specific to Nebraska. Please see seminar handouts and presentations below.
NEBRASKA HOPS SEMINAR
An introduction to common hop production and its use
Welcome – Why the Interest in Hops and…Why Now?
Hops 101 – Stacy Adams, Associate Professor of Practice Horticulture Specialty Crops
- Description and character
- Culture
- Trellising & training
- Harvest
- Environment
- Topography
- Soil characteristics
- Desirable traits
- Factors reducing quality
- Cultivar improvement
Introduction to common hop production
Selling and Entrepreneurship – David Lambe, Associate Professor of Practice Entrepreneurship, Finance and Marketing- Product marketing
- Considerations as a profit venture
Get an up-close look at hops growing and flowering!
Following the program, you are welcome to walk up to the hobby hops planting, east of the Plant Sciences/Keim Hall complex and adjacent to the hoop greenhouses and learn more.