Hops

There are nearly 100 active craft breweries in Idaho — about four times as many as in 2012. But the industry is facing challenges.

There are nearly 100 active craft breweries in Idaho — about four times as many as in 2012. But the industry is facing challenges. Changing tastes, discerning drinkers and rising costs have many local breweries on a financial razor’s edge — and tough times are spilling into Idaho’s hop fields, too.

Four crops in Idaho helped the entire agriculture industry to a year of near-record revenue, but profits were still down thanks to rising costs and the effects of higher interest rates.

Hops are the primary flavor ingredient in beer, and demand has soared as craft beer has boomed. About 16% of commercial hop fields are on Idaho soil,…

Idaho and the rest of the northwest are growing more hops this year.The number of acres of hops went up again this year in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.…

Hops are the bitter, piney flower of the hop plant, and when fermented with malted barley and water, they create beer. Ninety-eight percent of hop…

The state of the state's educational funding.Efforts to draw down the cost of childcare.Idaho surpasses Oregon to become #2 producer of hops.Folk music…

When it comes to hop farming, the Pacific Northwest is king. Washington State leads the pack but Idaho eclipsed Oregon in 2017.National Brewers…

Take a drive west on Highway 19 towards Wilder and you’ll start to see rows of poles more than a dozen feet tall, piercing the southwest Idaho sky.It’s…

Despite a proliferation of craft beers in the U.S., it turns out there is a surplus of one of the main ingredients: hops.Idaho is the third-largest hop…