Hops
Among Wye College's major contributions were the development of a number of new varieties of hops, such as Wye Challenger, Wye Northdown, Wye Target and Wye Yeoman, used in the brewing of beer, and the first world breeding of dwarf hop varieties which are far more economically to grow for the hop farmer. No other hop growing institute has had so much inpact on the world wide hop industry as Wye College. This research has now been relocated to nearby Harbledown and operates as Wye Hops Ltd.
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“The earth has become small, and on it hops the last man, who makes everything small. His race can no more be exterminated than the flea can be. The last man lives the longest.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)