One-third of B.C.s’ hop farms have closed, despite province’s craft beer boom
From Global News | BC, by John Hua
Hop farmers say they’ve been forced to shut down a third of their crops because of a lack of demand. They blame a lack of support from local breweries and the provincial government.
“Despite the word ‘local’ being promoted by both brewers and government through buy-local programs it’s not actually happening,” said Dwayne Stewart, General Manager at the BC Hops Company.
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