Getting beer into consumers’ hands gets tougher for NW hop farmers amid immigration, trade hurdles

WA hop farmers, brewers contend with trade war, extra visa scrutiny

YAKIMA — Late August marked the start of the Yakima Valley’s six-week blitz to harvest fields of hop plants bound for breweries. Read more...

Getting beer into consumers’ hands gets tougher for NW hop farmers amid immigration, trade hurdles

Farmers, brewers, manufacturers and distributors that work to deliver bottles of ale to consumers in the Northwest are watching repercussions from foreign policy fights trickle down to their businesses.