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Todd Combs Castle Ford Hops Grant Award: $6,000 Todd is diversifying his farm, where he recently planted 2.5 acres of ginseng, with one acre of hops. Several new local microbreweries recently opened in the Boone area, and no local hops … View >>
Mark Conley Conley Ranch Grant Award: $3,000 — Diversifying to Hops Farming Mark is diversifying his small-scale cattle operation with 450 hop plants to supply area microbreweries and home brewers with a locally grown product to use in beer production. … View >>
Bill Beuttell Sr. & Will Beuttell Jr. Diversification of Family Farm with Hops Production Grant Award: $6,000 The Beuttells are establishing one acre of hops in a system designed specifically for steep terrains. Their method for growing and harvesting hops … View >>
Van Burnette Hop and Blueberry Production – Grant Award: $6,000 “Just applying for the grant was the best thing I could have done. I learned so much — the cost, the activities, just narrowing what I wanted to do with … View >>
Scott Grahl & Stephanie Willis Winding River Hops – Grant Award: $6,000 “The grant enabled us to do a complete acre verses a half-acre, and, I think, do it correctly – establishing a good solid permanent trellising system from the … View >>