Beans are awesome. They are packed with nutrients and are high in protein. They can grow in many different environments. They help replenish soil nitrogen levels. They are a vital crop for food ...

Until last year, beans were rather unfashionable among many Americans. The pandemic helped change that, boosting bean sales by as much as 400 percent as people stocked up on shelf-stable goods and ...

Fungicides are effective fungal disease control in dry edible beans, including for controlling things like rust. But from the standpoint of financial and environmental sustainability, breeding crops ...

Researchers are involved in the development and implementation of a method to efficiently breed for disease-resistant beans in different regions of the world. Their work will help to improve the ...

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 ...

Creating a new bean variety goes much faster with a unique winter nursery in Puerto Rico. Northarvest Bean Growers Association and many others utilize this nursery to advance bean breeding. Juan ...

ST. PAUL — Jim Orf is constantly asking soybean farmers what they need to grow a better crop. As the leader of University of Minnesota's 65-year-old soybean breeding program, he works with technicians ...

It all began with a dairy allergy. Not Matt Begemann’s, but his daughter’s. With cheeses, yogurts, and foods that “may contain traces of milk” firmly off the menu, he and his family were forced to ...

Beans, also known as cowpea, are an important staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, serving consumption needs as well as being a good source of quality fodder for livestock. Beans are the fourth most ...

For many people in Africa and Latin America, beans are an important staple. Historically described as "the meat of the poor", beans are rich in protein and minerals, affordable and suitably filling.

A small beetle can cause big losses to bean crops. But a new study has narrowed down the genetic locations of several weevil resistance genes in the common bean. Beans are awesome. They are packed ...