Hops Workshop in Waseca

University of Minnesota (UMN) and Minnesota Hop Growers Association (MHGA) are pleased to offer a Summer 2018 Workshop at the UMN Southern Research and Outreach Center (35838 120th St, Waseca) on August 4^th, 2018. 

Discussion will include new hop varieties from UMN and their future distribution, hop quality with brewer insights, and powdery mildew control and prevention. An on-site tour of UMN’s hop field plots will also take place later in the workshop. Lunch is included in the registration fee. 

Registration is $20 for MHGA members and $40 for non-members. 

Please register online here.

Workshop Agenda

• 9:00 - 9:30 - Registration - Coffee & snacks will be available.
• 9:30 - 10:15  - Hop Breeding Research Update
  Charlie Rohwer, UMN
• 10:15 – 11:00 a.m. – Hop Variety Commercialization Process: Future Prospects for UMN Hop Varieties
  BJ Haun, UMN
• 11:00 – 12:00 – Post Harvest Factors Affecting Hop Quality
  Dave Buss, Davali Ridge Farm, Waterloo, WI
• 12:00-1:00 - Lunch
  Included with registration fee.  (vegetarian available upon request)
• 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. –  Powdery Mildew: Scouting, Diagnosis, and Control
  Josh Havill, UMN
• 1:45 - 2:30 p.m. – Visit UMN Hop Field Plots
• 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. – Brewer Panel
  Brewer perspective on hop quality, pellet characteristics, packaging.

For more information, contact Shane Bugeja, Extension Educator at 507.304.4325 or sbugeja@umn.edu.