Kevin Riel

Operates as non-classified establishment

The Hop Growers of America is a company based in Moxee, WA.

Engages in hop and grape farming

Founded in 2016, Yakima Chief Hops, Inc. is a grower-owned hop supplier that connects family-owned hop farms with brewers worldwide. Yakima Chief Hops provides technical specifications, sensory profiles, brewing recommendations, and comprehensive resources such as lot analysis lookup, brewing calculators, product sheets, sensory lexicons, beer recipes, webinars, and educational videos. The private company is based in Yakima, WA. The company offers a wide range of hop products, including fresh hops, whole leaf hops, hop pellets, cryo hops®, cryo fresh®, American noble hops™, CO2 extracts, organic hops, aged hops, and various hop blends. The company engages in community and industry collaboration through events, blogs, social media, and a press room, and employs trained panels for sensory analysis to ensure product quality. Customer service and commercial account management, including spot market access and contract hops, are integral to their operations.

Provides banking services

Provides insurance services

Provides credit services for farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses

The Hop Research Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing hop research to benefit the hop industry. The non-profit company is based in Hubbard, OR. Established in 1979, it fosters collaboration among brewers, hop growers, processors, and dealers to ensure a sustainable supply of high-quality hops. The council funds and directs scientific research in areas such as plant pathology, agronomy, breeding and genetics, chemistry and brewing, entomology, virology, and hop quality. It issues annual requests for proposals to fund research projects aligned with member priorities, with decisions made at biannual meetings held in various hop-growing regions. The council offers multiple membership levels and provides members with resources including research reports, presentations, extension bulletins, and materials on pest management, disease control, and agronomic practices. It emphasizes communication and collaboration among industry stakeholders and researchers to address challenges in hop production and quality.