{"id":9456,"date":"2017-06-21T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=9456"},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:31:52","slug":"publication-costs-and-returns-of-producing-hops-in-established-tree-plantations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/publication-costs-and-returns-of-producing-hops-in-established-tree-plantations\/","title":{"rendered":"Publication: Costs and Returns of Producing Hops in Established Tree Plantations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CostsRapid growth in the craft brewing industry has created an opportunity for Hoosier farmers to start growing hops. Hops are the female flowers (also called cones) from the hop plant (Humulus lupulus<\/em>). This high-value, perennial crop is used to flavor and stabilize beer. Now available in a free download is a new publication with a study focusing on growing hops along the fence lines of newly established forest stands. This publication titled\u00a0Costs and Returns of Producing Hops in Established Tree Plantations<\/a>\u00a0is the first of two publications that analyzes the economic opportunities in forest farming for Indiana forest plantation owners. The economic analysis presented in this article is developed for two hops varieties, ‘Cascade’ and ‘Comet’, based on marketability and presumed adaption to low sunlight, respectively.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources:<\/strong>
\nCosts and Returns of Producing Wild-Simulated Ginseng in Established Tree Plantations<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension’s resource center
\nForest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store
\nThe Nature of Teaching<\/a>, Lesson Plans K-12, Purdue Extension
\nHardwood Ecosystem Experiment – Sustaining Our Oak-Hickory Forests<\/a>, The Education Store
\nTree Pruning: What Do Trees Think?<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n

Kim Ha, Research Assistant
\nPurdue Agricultural Economics<\/p>\n

Other contributing authors:<\/em> Dr. Shadi Atallah<\/a>, Tamara Benjamin, Dr. Lori Hoagland<\/a>, Lenny Farlee<\/a> and Dr. Keith Woeste<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rapid growth in the craft brewing industry has created an opportunity for Hoosier farmers to start growing hops. Hops are the female flowers (also called cones) from the hop plant (Humulus lupulus). This high-value, perennial crop is used to flavor and stabilize beer. Now available in a free download is a new publication with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,80,49,53,55,622],"tags":[301,678,679,677,413,680,257],"class_list":["post-9456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-trees","category-plants","category-urbanforestry","category-woodproductsmanufacturing","category-woodlands","tag-farming","tag-forest-farming","tag-hops","tag-no-tags-economics","tag-publication","tag-purdue-education-store","tag-purdue-extension","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t