Local brewers guild to receive grant to expand hop production

Federal grant money is to be awarded to a local brewers guild to help promote local hop production.  Guild organizers feel Michigan has an opportunity to supply breweries throughout the region with high-quality hops.

According to excerpts from the story in the Kalamazoo Gazette:

The Michigan Brewers Guild will receive $74,000 in federal dollars to help promote Michigan-grown hops.

Guild president Scott Graham said he learned Thursday his organization, which represents more than 60 breweries around the state, would get the funding. The MBG is one of 21 projects selected by the 
Michigan Department of Agriculture to share$1.4 million in grants to create, enhance or expand agriculture development ventures across the state.

Read the complete story here:

http://www.mlive.com/kalamabrew/index.ssf/2010/09/michigan_brewers_guild_receive.html
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