Pinto beans are the most popular dried bean in the United States. One hundred million pounds of the speckled pinto beans are imported into Texas alone. With the right growing conditions and plenty of ...

Pinto beans are good for us. They are nutritious, packed with protein and fiber. They also contain a host of micronutrients like B vitamins and folate. But being good isn't enough for pinto beans.

Manitoba research is testing whether reduced nitrogen fertilizer in dry beans can maintain yields while cutting costs and lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

Beans are pretty easy to grow. At our Seed to Supper Farm, where we teach Master Gardeners about growing vegetables and then donate to produce to area food banks, we have been planting beans for a ...

As farmers across North Dakota and Minnesota began harvesting dry edible beans in early September, they were finding yields that were just as unpredictable as the summer rains — or lack thereof.

Dry bean yields in North Dakota and western Minnesota were hurt by unfavorable weather and crop disease, an industry official says. "They (yields) weren't so good this year," especially when compared ...