Crop Progress – August 26
According to the Weekly Crop Progress report, dry beans dropping leaves in North Dakota is at 39 percent. That’s behind 73 percent last year and 47 percent average. The crop is rating is at 51 percent good to excellent. In Minnesota, dropping leaves is at 15 percent, behind 33 percent last year and 17 percent […]
Transparency for Trade Damage Calculations
USDA has outlined how the rates were made for the new round of Market Facilitation Program payments. There is a countywide rate, but that was based on the estimated trade-related damages for various commodities. For dry edible beans, the commodity rate was at $8.22 per hundredweight. Soybeans were $2.05 per bushel, corn was at 14 […]
Dry Bean Scene
Located in northeast North Dakota, the Pembina County dry bean crop has been enduring very dry conditions this growing season. Get the details from M-R Consulting owner Mark Ramsey in the Dry Bean Scene on the Red River Farm Network. It’s made possible, in part, by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association.
International Dry Bean and Pulse Research Meetings Coming to Fargo
Dry bean and pulse researchers from North Dakota State University and the USDA-ARS Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center in Fargo are hosting the 2019 Bean Improvement Cooperative (BIC) and North American Pulse Improvement Association (NAPIA) biennial meetings back-to-back at the Radisson Hotel in Fargo in November. The BIC meeting will be November 3-6 and […]
Weekly Dry Bean Market News
According to the Weekly Dry Bean Market News report, grower prices for North Dakota and Minnesota remain unchanged this week. Dry bean trading activity remains limited with very light demand. Contract product is moving steady. This week North Dakota pinto bean dealer values were 2.00 higher. View the latest Dry Bean Market News.
Crop Progress – August 19
According to the Weekly Crop Progress report, dry beans setting pods in North Dakota is at 94 percent. Dropping leaves is at 21 percent, behind 56 percent last year and 27 percent average. The crop is rating decreased to 50 percent good to excellent. In Minnesota, setting pods is at 90 percent. That’s behind […]
USDA Purchases Packaged and Canned Beans
Dry edible beans and canned beans have been purchased by USDA for distribution to the child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance program for Fiscal Year 2019. The purchase includes packaged pinto, baby lima, Great Northern and light red kidney beans, pinto bean totes and canned garbanzo beans, totaling over $1.08 million. View the […]
Dry Bean Production Forecast Cut in August Report
According to the August USDA Crop Production Report, production of dry edible beans is forecast at 24.6 million hundredweight, down 34 percent from 2018. Area planted is estimated at 1.33 million acres. That’s up two percent from the previous forecast, but down 36 percent from 2018. Area harvested is forecast at 1.28 million acres, up […]
Not Just for Pasta: Pesto and Beans
Although it’s used most often with pasta, pesto is perfect with beans for a main dish that is packed with protein, fiber and the best flavors of Mediterranean cuisine. Stir a few tablespoons of pesto into canned or freshly cooked beans and serve with a tossed salad and crusty bread for a fast summer meal. […]
Dry Bean Scene
Leeds, North Dakota farmer Eric Jorgenson has been dealing with dry conditions for much of the growing season. Get the details in the Dry Bean Scene on the Red River Farm Network, made possible in part by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association.