Beer Sessions Radio: Harvest Season and Wet Hop Beers
Published Date: September 10, 2024
Episode: 720
How has hop farming evolved over the past decade? Jimmy has brought on a roster of experts to bring us up to speed on the state of hops.
On the show today are John Condzella, fourth generation farmer from eastern Long Island and president of the Hop Growers of New York Association; Adam Kryder, executive director of the Hop Growers of New York Association; and Megan Wilson, COO of Torch & Crown Brewing Co. in Manhattan.
Going on 12 years ago, John was a budding hop farmer in New York in need of a German Hop Harvesting machine. One successful kickstarter and over a decade of farming later, he’s here to tell the tale.
Plus, learn all about the Hop Growers of New York Wet Hop Fest!
#HGNYWETHOPFEST
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Check out all of the great brewers and growers mentioned on this episode:
Cornell AgriTech: 2024 Hop Breeding and Research Twilight Meeting
Hello Hop Growers!
Cornell will be hosting their yearly Hop Yard Twilight Meeting. It is tough timing depending on what varieties you are harvesting, but make it if you can and spread the word! Pics of the yard are attached!
Cornell Hop Breeding Twilight Meeting
August 13, 2024
5:00pm-6:00pm
Cornell AgriTech
Gates East Hopyard
3350 Gates Rd. Geneva, NY 14456
Join experts at Cornell AgriTech to learn about progress being made to breed new hop varieties and manage diseases, weeds, and spotted lanternfly in the field.
Speakers:
Larry Smart – hop breeding update
Lynn Sosnoskie – weed management tools
Frank Hay – hop disease update
Greg Loeb – spotted lanternfly risks
No registration or fee required.
If you can email us so we have an idea of attendance we will most likely find a taproom to have a social session and discussion afterward. adam@hopgrowersofnewyork.org
HALO BLIGHT IDENTIFICATION, SOLUTIONS and REsoruces
It’s THAT time of year when hop disease pressure starts to show up. So we wanted to send out a conversation between our President, John Condzella and Dr. Frank Hay of Cornell AgriTech that focuses on Halo Blight solutions. If you'd like Dr. Hay to come visit your farm in the near future to look at any potential Halo Blight issues, or you wish to submit a sample for Halo Blight testing. Please contact me at adam@hopgrowersofnewyork.org
Sending Strength for your Growing Season!
It’s THAT time of year when hop disease pressure starts to show up. So we wanted to send out a conversation between our President, John Condzella and Dr. Frank Hay of Cornell AgriTech that focuses on Halo Blight solutions. If you'd like Dr. Hay to come visit your farm in the near future to look at any potential Halo Blight issues, or you wish to submit a sample for Halo Blight testing. Please contact me at adam@hopgrowersofnewyork.org
Halo Blight Under the Microscope
Sending Strength for your Growing Season!
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JOHN:
Hi Frank,
I know you said that fungicides effective on powdery mildew should work for halo blight…
Are there any that are more effective than the others? Any better for curative ? Any recommended for preventative?
Any information you could share on this would be appreciated. This is the first time that I’m having to deal with it in my yard.
Thanks,
John Condzella
President
Hop Growers of New York
DR. HAY:
Hi John,
Hope all is going well!
I have cut and pasted (with some amendments) from the Michigan hops information online for Powdery Mildew (see below). At the moment, we expect fungicides in the FRAC 3, 7 and 11 groups to be effective against both Powdery Mildew and Halo Blight. Note the Canadians have an emergency permit for a fungicide containing flutriafol (FRAC 3) against halo blight, which would be similar to the fungicide Rhyme. I’ve highlighted fungicides in bold (below) that should be effective against both diseases. Be careful to adhere to label information regarding rotation of FRAC 3, 7 and 11’s for resistance management. These groups are prone to the development of resistance.
Fungicides in other FRAC groups such as Quintec, Vivando, Torino and Gatten are known to be more specific for control of Powdery Mildews. Therefore, at this stage we assume they may not be effective against Halo Blight. Tim Miles in Michigan has done some work recently, and depending on the outcome of his trials may be able to suggest some of these for halo blight control in the future. However, at this stage I think we should just use these for Powdery Mildew.
I have no information on whether protectants such as copper and sulfur are likely to be effective against halo blight.
As always, check registrations and pre-harvest intervals as these may have been updated or different in different States.
Let me know if you need more information.
Best regards,
Frank.
Frank Hay (Ph.D)
Senior Extension Associate,
Cornell AgriTech,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
Cornell University
HOP POWDERY MILDEW
Managing hop powdery mildew in Michigan in 2020 - Hops (msu.edu)
Emergence to mid-June
Consider a combination of applications of sulfur (FRAC M2), oils, Flint (trifloxystrobin, FRAC 11), Rhyme (flutriafol, FRAC 3), Procure 480 SC (triflumizonle, FRAC 3). Under high pressure, tank mix with oils and integrate copper (FRAC M1) into your downy mildew programs when possible. Avoid tank mixes of copper and sulfur, as phytotoxicity may occur.
Mid-June to bloom
Consider Rhyme (flutriafol, FRAC 3), Procure 480 SC (triflumizole, FRAC 3), Luna Experience (fluopyram + tebuconazole, FRAC 7 + 3), Vivando (metrafenone, FRAC 50), Gatten (flutianil, FRAC U13) and Torino (cyflufenamid, FRAC U6). Under high pressure, tank mix with oils and integrate copper into your downy mildew programs when possible.
Bloom to preharvest
Use a combination of Quintec (quinoxyfen, FRAC 13, 21-day preharvest interval), Pristine (pyraclostrobin + boscalid, FRAC 11 + 7, 14-day preharvest interval), Luna Sensation (fluopyram + trifloxystrobin, FRAC 7 + 11, 14-day preharvest interval) (dried cones in NY registration), Vivando (metrafenone, FRAC 50, 14-day preharvest interval), Gatten (flutianil, FRAC U13) and Torino (cyflufenamid, FRAC U6, 6 day preharvest interval).
Many fungicide programs can give adequate disease control on leaves when applied preventively under low disease pressure. On cones, however, differences among fungicides are substantial. Mid-July through early August is an essential disease management period. The fungicide Quintec (quinoxyfen), Luna Sensation (fluopyram + trifloxystrobin), Vivando (metrafenone), Gatten (flutianil, FRAC U13) and Torino (cyflufenamid) are especially effective during this time and should be utilized in regular rotation when burrs and cones are present.
ONE-Half century of Hop research by the U.s. Department of Agriculture
As part of our partnership with the Cornell AgriTech Hop Breeding Program, getting a good basic education on hop breeding is a great idea. Here is an informative article on hop breeding in general for you all to enjoy!
NEWSLETTER SeCTION and APRIL EDITION
Our APRIL 2024 Newsletter was just published! Check it out in our newsletter section today and see how you can get involved as a Grower, Merchant, Brewer or Affiliate!
Hop Growers of New York on National Television (Fox Weather)
Hot take! Executive Director, Adam Kryder speaks briefly to provide Fox Weather’s team some insight on hop growing and it’s connection to rising costs of materials in craft brewing. Adam calls on community involvement and increasing connections key between supply chain providers, as well as awareness to the consumer to help further insulate the long term and seasonal sustainability of the craft beer industry.
https://www.foxweather.com/watch/play-6b1e63668000b67
Enjoy, share, and comments welcome!
Species Structure in Humulus Lupus (Hops)
Here is a quick recap of the relationship between individuals from the species Humulus lupulus -hops. As you, beer drinkers, probably know, the female inflorescence (cone) from hops is one of the main ingredients in beer. The species H. lupulus has different groupings that come from several parts of the world. In other words, the different groups (lineages) within the species H. lupulus differ in the degree of relationships with one another.
Guest Author - Dr. Daniela Vergara
(Cornell AgriTech Cooperative Extension)
Here is a quick recap of the relationship between individuals from the species Humulus lupulus -hops. As you, beer drinkers, probably know, the female inflorescence (cone) from hops is one of the main ingredients in beer. The species H. lupulus has different groupings that come from several parts of the world. In other words, the different groups (lineages) within the species H. lupulus differ in the degree of relationships with one another.
In 2006, Murakami and collaborators decided to establish the relationships between wild H. lupulus from different places in the world. They collected 149 individuals from Europe, Asia, and North America (Canada and the US). To understand how were these H. lupulus individuals related to each other, and whether some are closer than others, they sequenced (determined the letters of) specific places in the DNA (genetic material) of these individuals. The genomic regions used were part of the chloroplast (the chloroplast is that organ in the plant cell used for photosynthesis and has DNA of its own), and of the nucleus.
They found that the North American hops from Canada and the US are very closely related, and that the European individuals were closely related among them. The European hops have two groupings, those that are found on the Caucasus region, and those from the rest of Europe. However, North American individuals are more closely related to those from Asia than to those from Europe.
My favorite discussion point of this research project was the origins of hops. It has been suggested that hops originated in China (Neve 1991), which according to Murakami et al., if this is true, then there must have been migration between the different continents, approximately 0.46-0.69 million years ago. This hypothesis of hops migrating between continents, makes sense to me, as I found through this obscure source called google, that very ancient cultures from today’s Iran and Israel used beer as far back as 8,500 BC. I hope that you, beer-drinking friends, let me know whether my googling skills regarding the history of beer are accurate.
Dr. Daniela Vergara is a member of the Cornell Cooperative Extension, the founder and director of the non-profit organization Agricultural Genomics Foundation with a widely-listened podcast ‘Cannabis Science Today’ (@cannabis_science_today). Follow Dr. Vergara on twitter @CannaBacana or connect on LinkedIn.
References
Murakami, A., P. Darby, B. Javornik, M. S. S. Pais, E. Seigner, A. Lutz, and P. Svoboda. 2006. Molecular phylogeny of wild hops, Humulus lupulus L. Heredity 97:66-74.
Neve, R. 1991. Hops. Chapman and Hall. London, England.
Welcome to the Hop Growers of New York Blog
Welcome to ALL!
The purpose of our Hop Growers of New York Blog is to disseminate useful and novel information to the community of hop growers in New York, the United States and beyond! We are fortunate to have the solid base of growers that we do here in New York State, as well as the support of the Cornell CALS AgriTech Program headed by Larry Smart.
From best practices, to important questions, to good old fashioned discourse, we hope this Blog helps us to further enhance our mission to be a structured resource for the research, education, best practices, and strength building initiatives for the Hop Growers of New York State, and continue to evolve that mission.