The 2024 Getting it Right series includes a total of seven videos on bean production on topics like weed management, diseases, marketing, agronomy, soil fertility and more.
The Midwest Dry Bean Coalition recently elected new officers for 2024 to lead the new organization. The group aims to advocate and help identify better markets for dry bean producers.
The increase in black bean production in Minnesota prompted Daniel Kaiser to apply for a grant from Northarvest Bean Growers Association to study the nitrogen needs of black beans.
Prices of pinto beans are sensitive to over- or under-production, and prices farmers receive can fluctuate greatly depending on whether there are too many or too few beans to meet demand.