Co-Founder, Co-Owner, Director Of Market Development
Gorst Valley Hops
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Founded an agricultural manufacturing and consulting company to bring local hop plant production to Southern Wisconsin.
- Initial half-acre farm expanded to over 375 acres in production and management prior to sale in 2018. Over 65,000 lbs of local hops harvested and sold to brewers in Wisconsin, other parts of the US and Japan.
- Presented hop production consulting at annual standing-room-only workshops and on-site presentations at FX Matt Brewing, Master Brewers Association of New England and others.
- In addition to owned acreage established subsidiaries to consult with farmers moving into hop production (Badger Land Group, 12 clients including Miller-Coors and Leinenkugels) and development of harvesting equipment.