Because of dry weather in the fall of 2022 and a late spring in 2023, there was some carryover of a defoliant used on edible beans in the fall that hurt beets planted into those fields.
Northarvest Bean Growers Association board members and Minnesota Dry Bean Research and Promotion Council members took part in comprehensive training in April 2023.
Ryan Peterson, a black and dark red kidney grower who farms near Clear Lake, Minnesota, concludes in mid-July a three-year term on the Minnesota Dry Bean Research and Promotion Council.