Dry Bean Scene

Mitch Coulter has joined the Northarvest Bean Growers Association as the new executive director. Coulter grew up on a row crop and livestock farm in west central Minnesota near Maynard. Previously, he did commodity marketing and biofuels work for the Minnesota Corn Growers Association. Learn more in this week’s Dry Bean Scene on the Red River Farm Network made possible, in part, by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association.

Founded in 1976, Northarvest Bean Growers Association (NBGA) represents the largest group of dry bean farmers in America, working together to fund research, promote, and produce the finest beans in the world.

NBGA works to better the dry bean industry through promotion, field & nutrition research, market development, monitoring governmental policy, advocating for greater consumer choices, and focusing on the needs of our producers.

NBGA advocates for its 2,400+ farm families across MN & ND that grow dry beans and is committed to strengthening the relationship between growers, industry partners, and consumers across the world.