Northwest Michigan regional hop report for July 1-8, 2023

Rob Sirrine<sirrine@msu.edu> and Erin Lizotte<taylo548@msu.edu>, Michigan State University Extension -

Continued optimal conditions for hop growth in northwest Michigan.

Hop plants growing on a trellis.
Nugget. Photo by Rob Sirrine, MSU Extension.

Location: Northwest Michigan

Michigan Map with a circle designating the region for this report.

Bar graph that indicates the temperature, soil moisture, growth, disease pressure and insect pressure this season compared to a “normal” season.

US Drought Monitor Map that shows the intensity of drought across Michigan.

Precipitation graph by month showing April, May, June 2023 compared to 2022 and long term average.

Daily temperature chart from March 1-June 21, 2023 with average low and high temperatures.

Accumulated Growing Degree Day Chart that shows accumulated growing degree days (Base 50) compared to highest, lowest, and normal (April 1- July 8, 2023).

Comments

Most varieties have reached the wire. Burr stage is imminent. Growers are actively irrigating and applying foliar micronutrients. Conditions remain dry with little disease/insect pressure.

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