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A toast to the ladies who are apparently making lots of toasts on their own! This latest update from here in Hops Country - Women are increasingly embracing beer. For perspective, according to the Gender Pint Gap report, while the percentage of women drinking beer is up double digits, still, just one in six women drink beer at least once a week compared to about half of men...

MOXEE — With the popularity of craft beers continuing to soar, U.S. hop growers -- more than 75 percent of whom are in the Yakima Valley -- are reporting another strong year. This year's harvest was 87.1 million pounds, an 8.3 million-pound increase from last year, according to a USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service report released Friday (Dec...

Some folks from the Westside and in the Tri-Cities have unfairly ripped into the Yakima Valley and we think it's a pretty damn awesome place to live. So we compiled our list (with help from our listeners) of the 71 best things about living here: #1...

Environmental groups have asked the U.S. government to seize hundreds of jailed militant rancher Cliven Bundy's cattle, saying unregulated grazing of his herd on public lands in Nevada threatens habitat for federally protected desert tortoises...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Despite drought and a heat wave this summer, Washington growers produced a record 59.4 million pounds of hops this year. Much of the 6 percent boost in production came from an 11 percent increase in acreage. But...

Papa John’s International announced the pizza chain will begin using chicken products that have been raised without human or animal antibiotics by next summer. The Louisville, Kentucky based company said it’s working with its suppliers to make sure the chicken it buys not only has never had antibiotics, but also has been fed a 100-percent vegetarian diet. The...

Definitely one of my favorite brewing companies, our very own Bale Breaker Brewing Company, wasn't merely named one of the top 101 beers in the United States -- it placed in the top 10!

Having lived in East Valley for the past nine years, it has been fun to watch the resurgence and year-to-year growth in popularity of the annual Moxee Hop Festival. This year's weekend celebration of one of the valley's biggest cash crops will be no different I'm sure.

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington State University researchers who focus on production of hops in Washington state are turning more of their attention to the final product: beer. Two WSU scientists spent three days in March learning brewing techniques from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co...