MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — Britt Johnson sorts a mound of shiny, white beans speckled with burgundy, as they lightly rattle against a metal screen. Bit by bit, she discards any that are chipped, discolored ...

Field tests have begun on high-yield, disease-resistant organic beans Hope is to have varieties available for commercial production after 2020 Researchers are breeding fast-growing plants to ...

Encouraging farmers to plant dry edible beans must be balanced with demand; industry stakeholders work hard to make sure that they stay “right-sized” in the marketplace, NBGA executive director said.

Jane Marynik checks her bean pods after shaking them out in her barrel at Four Beans Farm on Oct. 5. WRENSHALL — Jane Marynik didn’t see herself as a farmer. But after she took a landscaping job and ...

CEDAR RAIDS - All Cedar Rapids elementary schools served locally grown black beans Friday as part of lunch - a logistical feat for district administrators, a North English farmer and the nutrition ...