Hops growers rush to meet rising demand from craft brewers

Monday, June 15, 2015

MOXEE, Wash. -- These are good times for growers like Ben St. Mary. He stood at his family's farm in Washington state recently and watched as employees built trellises where a new field of hops, the key ingredient in the flavoring of beer, will grow.

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