With the publication in the Federal Gazette of February 7, 2020, the “Guidelines for Integrated Plant Protection in Hop Cultivation” developed by the Institute for Plant Production and Plant Breeding of the Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture and the Association of German Hop Growers e.V. were included in the national action plan for the sustainable use of plant protection products.

Dear members,
Due to current developments around the corona virus, the board and management have decided to postpone the general meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 02, 2020. An alternative date will be announced in due time.

Wolnzach/Hüll, 21. Oktober 2019 Last week, eight selected beer bloggers and influencers from all over Germany met in Hüll on Thursday under the motto “Hopfenforschung meets beer experts and hop enthusiasts”.

Wolnzach/Hüll, 29. August 2019 On the occasion of the Hop Tour (Hopfenrundfahrt) 2019, the Society of Hop Research presented the new hop variety DIAMANT to the public together with the working group Hop Breeding of the Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture.

Dr. Johann Pichlmaier, long-standing member of the Managing Committee of the Society of Hop Research, has been awarded the silver Bavarian State Medal by the Bavarian Minister of Agriculture Michaela Kaniber.

The balance of the hop harvest 2018 is below average.