victorian hop farms tour CANCELLED
UPDATE FROM HPA
Information on Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) for HPA brewing partners and distributors.
Hop harvest is the busiest and most important time of year for HPA.
Each year we look forward to welcoming our brewing partners and distributors on farm, and showing them
the fields and facilities that we are so very proud of.
Unfortunately, due to the current situation surrounding
Coronavirus we have made the difficult decision that we will not be allowing any international or Australian
visitors on our farms for the remainder of harvest, effective immediately.
This will be in effect until at least 30
April 2020.
While there is currently no immediate threat to our employees or our business operations, we are choosing
to act early in order to keep it that way so that harvest can proceed as planned.
We have a duty of care to
our employees, whose health is crucial to the completion of a successful harvest. This decision is intended to
minimise the risk of an unnecessary interruption to harvest, and ensure we deliver the same quality hops our
brewing partners have become accustomed to by getting this year’s crop into their hands as soon as
possible.
If you had a farm tour scheduled this harvest, we apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause, and
genuinely hope that you will consider visiting us next year.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, concerns or worries.
Sincerely,
Tim Lord
Managing Director