Tim Courneya sighed when asked how the region's 2019 dry bean harvest is faring. "It's so hard to tell," said Courneya, executive vice president of the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, based in ...

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Oh beans! Dry beans, that is. What's a dry bean? It's any bean that is allowed to develop to full maturity. It could be the same beans initially planted for harvest as tender green beans; however, for ...

Question: In our family garden we have grown many types of beans. For the first time this year we’re growing beans that can be dried for long-term storage. We would appreciate any information you can ...

TWIN FALLS • As margins tighten across agriculture, bean producers looking for ways to cut costs are scrutinizing their tillage and harvest operations closely. Doug Carlquist is looking to reduce both ...

North Dakota and Minnesota farmers produced a dry bean crop that likely yielded about average in 2025. Weather-related and disease issues reduced yields in some areas of the states, but yields in ...

With most of the small grains harvested in the greater Red River Valley, farmers are turning their attention to row crops, as potatoes and sugar beets begin to be dug and lifted. Bud Vance, agronomist ...