Hankinson, North Dakota farmer Joe Mauch says with dry bean harvest wrapped up on his farm, yields came out about average. “We had yields all over the board. Yields were about average, maybe even slightly above average.” Mauch says they’ve been on the drier side all year. “As far as growing conditions, even though we’ve been dry we’ve had good crops, so I don’t know where it’s coming from.”
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.
