A sweet and calming aroma filled the air in front of Steamworks Brewing Co. on Wednesday morning as a mobile hop harvester stripped cones from vines. The harvester rumbled as the tines removed the ...

A cool, dry dawn greeted the six-person crew gathered Thursday morning between the towering, trellised rows at Alexander Valley Hops east of Healdsburg. It was perfect day for gathering the prized ...

GRANGER, Wash. - At the base of a big yellow hop harvester, somewhere above the front wheels, workers shove vines through a hole about the size of a baseball. Unseen machinery slurps them through, ...

Workers at Alexander Valley Hops, east of Healdsburg, brought in their hop harvest on Thursday. The harvest involves gathering 20-foot-long bines — the climbing stems of hop plants — and then feeding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Native American hop picker, circa 1930. Native Americans have a long history of harvesting hops and other crops in the ...