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Vegetable, field crop and fruit production presentations for beginning farmers archived

Published on December 16, 2015
Presentations on a wide variety of crop production topics for people new to agriculture are available online and free for viewing.
Hop Growers of Michigan advances Michigan’s hop industry

Published on December 14, 2015
Michigan Hop Growers elect new board members and seek new members.
Thirsty for research

Published on December 8, 2015
Malting barley research in Michigan goes from field to glass.
New pest scouting bulletins available for free

Published on December 2, 2015
Free pest scouting bulletins are now available to field crop, greenhouse, vegetable and perennial crop producers.
2016 Great Lakes Hop and Barley Conference sponsor and vendor reservations are now being accepted!

Published on November 9, 2015
Sign up soon, only a limited number of sponsorships and vendor spaces are available.
Great Lakes Expo special event

Published on November 4, 2015
Second annual Michigan Craft Beer Tasting and Food Pairing Reception.
National Hop Quality competition

Published on November 3, 2015
The National Hop Quality Group now accepting hop samples for the fourth Annual Cascade Cup!
A Spartan comeback of the seed kind

Published on July 25, 2015
The barley fittingly called Spartan, created in 1916, is making a comeback in light of increased demand for locally brewed beers in Michigan.
Malting barley research in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula reaches across the Atlantic

Published on May 26, 2015
A recent international partnership award between the United States, United Kingdom and Canada has opened the door for research and collaboration on malting barley production.
Great Lakes Hop and Barley Conference coming to Grand Rapids in April

Published on March 5, 2015
Learn more about growing hops and barley in Michigan.