MSU Extension Dry Beans

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  Field Crops Team Point of Contact

  Published on August 15, 2022
  Point of contact for MSU Extension Field Crops educators across the state.

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  All About Beans: A Summary of Legumes in the 2020-2021 Year of 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms Program

  Published on July 11, 2022
  This report uses 10 Cents data from SY2020-21 to describe the purchase and use of legumes by grantees.

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  Michigan Soil Health Progress Report

  Published on October 12, 2021
  The Michigan Soil Health Progress Report was developed to assist farmers, agribusiness, and agency professionals to assess the health of the soil using biological and physical indicators in the field.

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  Dry Bean Planting

  Published on May 28, 2020
  The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly discussion for May 28, 2020, focuses on dry bean planting, presented by Scott Bales, MSU dry bean specialist.

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  Blending Michigan Beans with Local Meat for Institutional Markets

  Published on October 9, 2019
  Blended bean and meat products can be deployed as a strategy to help small and mid-sized regional producers and their processing partners increase sales to local institutional markets.

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  "Zenith": A New Black Bean Variety for Michigan (E3248)

  Published on October 20, 2016
  New upright full-season black bean variety suited for direct harvest. Highest yielding black bean variety in five years of testing. Matures in 100 days, similar to ‘Zorro’. Exhibits uniform maturity coupled with good dry down similar to ‘Zorro’.

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  "Alpena": A New Navy Bean Variety for Michigan (E3249)

  Published on October 19, 2016
  New upright full-season navy bean variety suited for direct harvest. Exhibits uniform maturity coupled with good plant dry down at maturity. Matures in 99 days ahead of most current navy bean varieties. Suited for northern production areas.

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  Fusarium Root Rot of Common Beans (E2876)

  Published on September 22, 2016
  Soilborne fungal pathogens are widespread throughout dry bean and snap bean production areas.

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  Integrated Pest Management Scouting in Field Crops (E3294)

  Published on November 23, 2015
  Scouting and monitoring are critical steps in pest management that allow managers to quantify pest pressure and the potential for crop damage.

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  Powderhorn - A New Great Northern Bean Variety for Michigan (E3218)

  Published on October 19, 2015
  Powderhorn is a new erect, high-yielding great northern bean variety. This mid-season maturing variety has an upright, short vine growth habit. The upright narrow plant profile, combined with resistance to lodging, makes Powderhorn suitable for harvesting.