Episode 331: How USDA ARS Funding Affects Your Brewery

What’s going on with the recent funding cuts to barely & hops research, and how does that affect your brewery?

Special Guests: Alicia Adler, Ashley McFarland, and Scott Dorsch.

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Links:

• USDA ARS
• American Malting Barley Association
• Impact of federal terminations to barley research
• Hop Research Council
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