From news about our farm and the beer that we make delicious, to reviews of the industry and awards we’ve received—there’s lots to say about Sodbuster Farms. Below you’ll find the latest articles and posts online, as well as an archive of information from years past.
2022
National Regenerative Agriculture Day (Yakima Chief Hops Hopwire Blog, (2/14/2022)
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2021
Hop Farming with Alexa Weathers of Sodbuster Farms (Bigger than Beer Podcast, 10/15/2021)
Highly-automated hop picking system debuts in Oregon (Capital Press, 9/23/2021)
Heat shrinks Pacific Northwest hop yields (Capital Press, 9/16/2021)
Oregon’s Hop Harvest is Underway (KOIN 6 News, 8/30/2021)
Fish Have Feelings (Yakima Chief Hops Hopwire Blog, 4/21/2021)
Cheers! Raise your beer stein to hops and natural gas (Portland Tribune, 4/7/2021)
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2020
Crafting Quality Hops with Quality Growers (Indiehops Growers, 2020)
The Wonder that is the Annual Fresh Hop Harvest (Eugene Register-Guard, 10/27/2020)
Big changes in Northwest hop industry (Capital Press, 10/1/2020)
Businesses of our Blanchet Community (Blanchet Catholic School Announcements, 5/13/2020)
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2019
Gigantic Brewing releases two 2019 fresh hop beers (Brewpublic, 9/25/2019)
Triumph — a new public variety (Yakima Chief Hops Hopwire Blog, 10/21/2019)
Stoup Brewing Announces Fresh Hop Release Schedule (Brewbound, 10/19/2019)
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2018
4Rs Brew Success for Sodbuster Farms (Nutrient Stewardship, 3/20/2018)
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2017
Wilbur-Ellis’ Peters and Sodbuster’s Weathers receive land stewardship award (Wilbur Ellis, 12/19/2017)
Sodbuster Farms awarded Cascade Cup by Hop Quality Group (Hop Quality Group, 1/22/2017)
Fresh Hop Beer Round-up 2017 (The Growler Guys, 11/1/2017)
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2016
Where to Get the Freshest Fresh Hop Beer (Portland Mercury, 9/28/2016)
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2015
Ninkasi’s hop harvest tour at Sodbuster Farms (Not So Professional Beer Blog, 9/12/2015)
Hop harvest heats up after a warm summer (Statesman Journal, 8/24/2015)