Hop Breeding Company

Facilities:

• 35 + experimental acres
• 2 Wolf picking machines
• 2 drying operations
• 1 baling operation
• numerous growing locations
• 2 laboratories
• Greenhouses and cold frames
• Germplasm:
  • 100 commercial from around the world
  • 400 experimental genotypes from HBC
  • 500 males for breeding purposes
    

HBC Breeding Objectives:

• Breeding for:
  • Alpha
  • Beta
  • Aroma
  • Cohumulone
  • Pest Resistance
  • Storage
  • Yield
  • Short trellis types
  • Agronomics
• Based upon these trends
  • Alpha demand
  • Aroma demand
  • Beta based products
  • Specialty aroma (craft)
  • Short trellis
  • Organic demand
  • Contract breeding

HBC Typical Year:

• 50 crosses
• 25,000 genotypes screened for HPM
• 10,000 genotypes planted to the field
• 3,000 genotypes on tall trellis year 1
• 3,000 genotypes on tall trellis year 2
• 3,000 genotypes on tall trellis year 3
• 20 genotypes advanced to 70-plant test

Other Services:

• Contract Breeding:
  • Customized breeding objectives to meet specific customer needs.
  • Direct customer input in crossing and selection results in rapid results.
  • Contact HBC for more information.
• Organic Breeding:
  • Development of varieties optimized for organic growing conditions.
  • The first and only variety development trials conducted on certified organic plots.