USDA released its prospective plantings report Wednesday. NDSU Extension Crops Economist Frayne Olson expected a bigger cut in dry bean plantings than what the surveys indicated. Martinson Ag Risk Management President Randy Martinson did not see much of a change in crop insurance participation for dry bean growers this year, saying the run-up in soybean prices has been a bigger factor in any acreage shift. Hear more in the Dry Bean Scene on the Red River Farm Network, made possible by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association.
