Aug. 11, 2021
Potential for Arkansas hops to be highlighted in upcoming Cooperative Extension Service webinar
By Ryan McGeeney
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Fast Facts:
- Important information for both brewers and growers
- Scheduled for Aug. 19, 7 p.m. CDT
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CLARKSVILLE, Ark. — As Arkansans continue to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, experts with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are working to help ensure at least one thing: There will be beer.
On Aug. 19, Division of Agriculture extension horticulture experts will present the 2021 Arkansas Hops Webinar, streaming from the Fruit Research Station in Clarksville, Arkansas. The webinar will begin at 7 p.m., CDT. (Division of Agriculture photo.)
On Aug. 19, Division of Agriculture extension horticulture experts will present the 2021 Arkansas Hops Webinar, streaming from the Fruit Research Station in Clarksville, Arkansas. The webinar will begin at 7 p.m., CDT.
The webinar will cover both cultural practices and pest management techniques essential to growing hops in Arkansas, as well as hop cone quality analysis, which is essential to brewers formulating their recipes and more. The webinar will also feature a tour of the station’s walk-in hops dryer and vacuum sealer and an interview with Megan Wylie, who is both director of operations for Little Rock-based Stone’s Throw Brewing and director of the Central Arkansas Region of the Arkansas Brewers Guild.
Amanda McWhirt, extension horticulture crop specialist for the Division of Agriculture, said the webinar will feature valuable information for both brewers and growers.
“We are excited to share updated recommendations about growing hops in Arkansas,” McWhirt said. “We encourage brewers and potential growers alike to join us online and kick back with an Arkansas brewed beer in hand to learn more about growing hops in Arkansas.”
The webinar is free to join. Anyone interested in participating can register at bit.ly/hopswebinar.
To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @AR_Extension. To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uark.edu. Follow on Twitter at @ArkAgResearch. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visit https://uada.edu/. Follow us on Twitter at @AgInArk.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Media contact:
Ryan McGeeney
Communications Services
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
(501) 671-2120
rmcgeeney@uada.edu