Valley Hops Ltd.
1905 Cole Road Abbotsford, BC, Canada

".....in1985, the U.S. (hop growing) industry was characterized by 240 growers located in the same four states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California). There were eight total brewery buyers, with the two largest accounting for 66 percent of sales, and the five largest accounting for nearly 90 percent of beer sales." - Just one of the fascinating facts in this article focused on the great news that a public hop breeding program is once again being supported. http://bit.ly/2itDiAw

24 hours in a day. We use every single one with our partners at BC Hop Company Ltd. to collect the hops at peak freshness. Here is a shot of the night crew doing their thing.

The #hop harvest is officially under way for 2017.

The rows are sparkling with young hops.

Early varieties have cones beginning to appear.

Lumberjack looking strong. Caught these 2 sidearms in an arm wrestle #bchops #hopfarming #lumberjack