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.

Question: In our family garden we have grown many types of beans. For the first time this year we’re growing beans that can be dried for long-term storage. We would appreciate any information you can ...

Question: I would like to try growing fava beans but don’t know much about them. I’ve only grown scarlet runner beans in the past. Can you offer some tips? Answer: Sure! Fava beans can be a wonderful ...

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. - About 25,000 pounds of dry edible beans - enough for thousands of cans of baked beans - are cleaned every hour at Thompsons bean plant here. The beans, most grown within 100 ...

Editor’s Note: To help you make the most of Vermont’s short but sweet growing season, we asked writer and farmer Laura Sorkin to recommend a few family gardening activities. We hope this series helps ...

Growing beans of any sort is beneficial for both the gardener and the garden. Because favas self-fertilize the soil, produce both fresh and dried food, and are relatively low-maintenance, this type of ...