The Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center plant pathology program recently received new USDA specialty crop block grants. The funding will be used to focus on the efficacy of copper alternative chemicals to products on fungal and bacterial diseases of dry beans, chickpeas, and dry peas. Another project includes the collection of rhizoctonia root rot isolates found in pulse crops and evaluating them as potential pathogens on dry beans.
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.
