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 aim of the Midwest Dry Bean Coalition is tell the story about their product and to emphasize the way edible beans make a positive difference in the lives of consumers, from the ground up.
Several speakers and panels at the annual Northarvest Bean Day talked about the health benefits of dry edible beans and the work underway to promote the crop domestically and internationally.
UPDATE: Fire crews put out Park Rapids bean processing plant fire
Firefighters crews cleared the scene around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, a full five hours after flames were first reported. The damage to the plant is extensive.
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Crews respond to a fire at Green Valley Bean Monday night.Photo courtesy: Joe Alden/Facebook
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. A bean processing plant west of Park Rapids was extensively damaged by a fire Monday, May 17.
The fire was reported at the Green Valley Bean Plant around 8:30 p.m., according to Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander.
Firefighters crews cleared the scene around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, a full five hours after flames were first reported.