Less than 70 hop farmers have brought Michigan forward as an emerging leader in production over the past decade but there is still a lot of room for growth.
Michigan State University extension educator Rob Sirrine tells Brownfield the difference between big farms in the Pacific Northwest and here in the Midwest is pretty stark.
“The most hops Michigan has ever grown we have planted right now and we really kind of pale in comparison to what they have out west,” he says.
