2025 MSU Hop Kickoff Spring Zoom Meeting

Michigan State University Extension is excited to announce that the 2025 Spring kick off ZOOM meeting will be April 17, 2025, from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET. Presenters will discuss updates to the MSU Hop Management Guide, pest, disease, & weed control, fertility, and more. The following presentations are confirmed: 

Kickoff topics April 17th Zoom (2.5 hours) 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET 

• 10 a.m. Welcome 
• 10-10:30 a.m. Hop Disease ID and Control, Dr. Tim Miles, MSU
• 10:30 -11:15 a.m.  MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostic Lab Services, Weed ID and Control, Dr. Erin Hill, MSU
• 11:15-11:45 a.m. Hop fertility management, TBD
• 11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Hop Integrated Pest Management, Erin Lizotte, MSU
• 12-12:30 p.m. Hop Season Calendar of Work (Rick Kawalski, Hop Head Farms)

There will also be an update from the Hop Growers of Michigan. RUP Credits will be available.  

Cost: FREE

As a reminder, MSU will also be hosting a series of interactive, bi-monthly (2x/month) Hop Chat Zoom meetings throughout the 2025 growing season to facilitate communication between hop producers and MSU faculty. The informal sessions will include crop and pest updates from MSU Extension’s Rob Sirrine and Erin Lizotte. In addition, MSU faculty will drop in to address timely issues and provide research project updates. Bring your field notes too! We want to hear what’s going on in your hopyard. Keep an eye out for registration details.   

This material is based on work supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Crop Protection Pest Management Program. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.