Idaho's dry bean industry sees Costa Rica as one of its best potential new markets and the Idaho Bean Commission will use a $18,000 specialty crop grant to try to make inroads into that Central American nation. Click here for the full story
BOISE — Idaho Bean Commission members have voted to create a $1 million endowment that will fund a bean research program at the University of Idaho. Click here for the full story
Idaho dry bean growers are concerned that non-inspected soybean seed entering the state could negatively impact their industry and have asked state officials to address the issue.
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The Idaho Bean Commission resigned its 2013 membership from the U.S. Dry Bean Council because commissioners say growers weren't getting their money's worth from the group.
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Idaho's dry bean harvest is projected to be the largest since 1990, despite initial worries that yields would be stymied by drought. The USDA projects the 2012 Idaho bean crop will total 3.02 million hundredweight, up 61 percent from last year.
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As longtime Idaho Bean Commission Administrator Diana Caldwell prepares to retire, she is passing on her knowledge of Idaho's dry bean industry to Lacey Menasco.
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An extended period of high heat resulted in lower yields for early-season dry bean varieties planted in Idaho this year, but growers say mid- and later-season varieties are looking extremely good.
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Idaho's dry bean industry is getting closer to its goal of developing a virus-resistant yellow bean seed that it could export to Mexico. Yellow beans are particularly popular in the Mexican state of Sinaloa and there is a lot of potential there for Idaho bean growers.
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A plan to make an emergency sale of Idaho bean seed to Mexico has fallen through because that country's agriculture department has been unwilling to provide the financial assistance Mexican growers need to make purchases.
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Encouraged by higher prices, Idaho growers will plant an estimated 130,000 acres of dry beans this year, significantly more than last season. This year's massive upswing in total bean acreage follows an almost equally big downturn in 2011.
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The Mexican agriculture department is still holding up financing for the emergency sale of hundreds of tons of Idaho bean seed to buyers in that country.
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The Mexican agriculture department is still holding up financing for the emergency sale of hundreds of tons of Idaho bean seed to buyers in that country. Mexico's dry bean industry has struggled due to the worst drought the country has experienced in 70 years.
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The USDA is projecting decreases in wheat acres in the Pacific Northwest and increased acres of barley, canola and dry edible beans.
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Idaho and Mexican bean industry representatives are negotiating the sale of hundreds and possibly thousands of tons of Idaho bean seed to Mexico in Boise. In a speed-dating type format, 13 Mexican bean industry representatives from four states are moving from table to table.
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Dry bean growers are reaping the benefits of tight supplies with prices as much as double what they were at the same time last year.
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Concerned that pulse crops are being overlooked as a health-promoting food, the industry is seeking increased funding for health and nutrition research.
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Since Mexican officials asked Idaho bean growers last month to help them get through a dire situation, Gem State companies have sent several train carloads of dry beans to that country. Because of severe weather conditions and a drought, Mexico's growers are facing an emergency situation and need an almost immediate supply of dry bean seed for next season.
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The Idaho dry bean industry will help Mexican growers through a severe seed shortage. Because of extreme weather conditions this year, Mexican dry bean growers are facing a severe shortage of certified seed, while Idaho's bean industry has an adequate supply because of over-production last year.
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