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Category: In The Field: Pests & Disease

Hopnology Classic: Flash Cards

Gregg
In The Field: Operations, In The Field: Pests & Disease, In The Field: Plants | November 21, 2022

This was our attempt to put James into a VR field walk simulation where every corner reveals another hops horror story.

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Hopnology Classic: Weeds & Disease

Gregg
In The Field: Pests & Disease | September 27, 2022

Weed pressure leads to disease pressure; fall behind on your weeding and you’re in trouble.  In this early episode we talk about the ramifications of poor hopyard maintenance.

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#143: Hops & Machine Learning

Gregg
Ag Tech, In The Field: Pests & Disease, Interview, Sciency Science | November 22, 2021December 6, 2021

Hopnology listener Bob Scruggs reached out to tell us about a machine learning model that he’s developed to identify issues with your hops.  This could get very complicated if you want it to…and that’s how we like it!

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#125: Climate Change

Gregg
In The Field: Pests & Disease, In The Field: Plants | July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

It’s hot.  Damn hot.  But then it gets crazy cold.  The old max/min for temperature, rainfall, etc is becoming less and less relevant as variability increases and timeframes change.  How do you pivot to accommodate your crop?

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#122: Reading Fungicide Labels

Gregg
In The Field: Pests & Disease | June 28, 2021

It’s story time!  Make some popcorn, open a beer and hear a tale of heroes, villains and Curzate.  Wait, what?  That’s right, we’re going to show you how to read a fungicide label.

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#120: Shortcuts

Gregg
Business Management, In The Field: Operations, In The Field: Pests & Disease, In The Field: Plants, Off The Bine: Drying & Processing | June 14, 2021

There’s a fine line between “that’s a creative way to save some time and/or money” and “uh oh, what did I just do?”.  Sometimes those great ideas don’t work out too well, leading to the eternal battle between Current James and Future James.

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#117: Copper & How NOT To Be A Brewery

Gregg
Business Management, In The Field: Pests & Disease, Rants | May 24, 2021

A bit of a mixed bag this week.  We start talking about copper and then vent a bit about the basic blocking and tackling involved in running a brewery during the digital age.

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#115: Crown Rot!

Gregg
In The Field: Pests & Disease | May 10, 2021

Turn down your volume as we scream Crown Rot!  We hope you enjoy this discussion of mushy, moist crown rot.  Plus, can profanity solve your farming woes?

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#110: Hops in the year BC

Gregg
In The Field: Operations, In The Field: Pests & Disease, In The Field: Plants | April 5, 2021

BC is, of course, Before Crop.  What do you need to do before you even think about planting?  Envelopes of dirt, out of service telephone poles and the irrigation/shower tradeoff lead the discussion.

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#107: Year One

Gregg
In The Field: Operations, In The Field: Pests & Disease, In The Field: Plants | March 15, 2021

It’s your first year of hop production.  What makes this year different from other years?  Where should your expectations be set?

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