Across the Yakima Valley this month, tractors and picking machines have been rumbling to life to send millions of pounds of hops from bine to bale. At the heart of the nation’s hop industry, the ...

Across the Yakima Valley, hop growers are still making their way out of the shadow of the pandemic – but with the season now moving into full swing, industry leaders are optimistic they’ll be seeing a ...

On a recent Wednesday evening, Leon Loza Jr. slit open a bag of freshly baled Citra hops from Loza Farms and pulled out a handful of the delicate cones, rubbing them together to release their sharp, ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — Washington hop leaders say this year’s crop is “in a good spot” as harvest gets underway. The Beer Institute, a national trade association for the brewing industry based in Washington ...

A significant drop in hop stocks is another encouraging sign of industry stabilization during a decline in beer drinking and other trends, experts said. The inventory of hops held by growers, dealers ...

Edgar Silva harvests Tomahawk hops at Loftus Ranches in Washington’s Yakima Valley, on one of the final days of the growing season in 2015. The bitter Tomahawk hops are just one of the varieties grown ...

YAKIMA, Wash., Dec. 9, 2025 /CNW/ -- Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) in partnership with the Pink Boots Society (PBS), is proud to release the latest Pink Boots Blend, created to support women and non-binary ...

Yakima Valley, Washington, has excellent ales, a taco and tamale trail, and plenty of outdoor adventures.