Like all agriculture industries, especially those heavily dependent on international trade, the rise of national pesticide policies and restrictive MRLs have had a major impact on the world hop industry’s ability to grow and supply their product.  Facing these challenges, the several national hop organizations have formed a unique coalition to address the challenge of MRL issues for hops. Efforts involve informing growers and merchants of existing and developing regulatory changes, advocating to governments regarding the need of crop protection tools to produce a healthy crop, expressing the challenges the industry faces when losing an important pesticide, and how as a team, the hop industry works to speak with a unified global voice on hop production and pesticides.  This lecture will cover lessons learned, efforts undertaken in individual markets, MRL success stories and challenges, and how the world hop industry works to ensure a reliable, safe, compliant supply of hops is available for shipment to breweries around the world.

How international pesticide and MRL policies are challenging world hop production, and steps the global hop industry is taking so you can continue to enjoy your beer

ACS Fall 2021

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