Project Overview
FNE04-513
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 2004: $5,497.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2007
Region: Northeast
State: New York
Project Leader:
An Organic Hops Nursery – Vegetative Propagation as an Alternate Means to Developing a Hop Field
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: hops
Practices
- Crop Production: organic fertilizers
- Education and Training: demonstration, display, farmer to farmer
- Production Systems: general crop production
Proposal summary:
Interest in alternative crops, historic preservation, and microbrewing have raised interest in northeast hop production, but starting a hop farm is very expensive. This project will explore the feasibility of propagating hop plants through vegetative propagation, as opposed to using hop rhizomes, as less expensive alternative when establishing a hop field. Outreach will be through farm tours, a web site, presentations, and publications.
