Harvest Losses, Undercutting Versus Direct Cutting from Dairy to Dark Red Kidneys Dear Rachael Ray: How About a Show on Beans?
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Harvest Losses, Undercutting Versus Direct Cutting From Dairy to Dark Red Kidneys Dear Rachael Ray: How About a Show on Beans? Volume 13, Issue 5 www.northarvestbean.org Fall 2007 CHIPPEWAChippewa VALLEY Valley Bean BEAN Let our experience work for you. We’ve been growing kidney beans for almost 40 years and can answer your defoliating and harvesting questions. We also supply parts for Bob Equipment Combines and Harvesting. Give us a call. We are here to help. Chippewa Valley Bean Chippewa Valley Bean Chippewa Valley Bean Chippewa Valley Bean Chippewa Valley Bean Chippewa Valley Bean We are proud to offer these services: Processing Plant – Menomonie, WI • Disease/Pest Management Ph: 715.664.8342 Fax: 715.664.8344 • Harvest Questions Email: [email protected] • Parts for Bob Equipment Combines East Grand Forks Offi ce – • Trucking Paul Driscoll, MN/DAK Field Rep. • Will Dry Any Moisture Kidney Bean Ph: 218.773.9786 Cell: 218.693.1010 • We Don’t Charge Drying on Email: [email protected] Beans up to 21% Moisture Maximize Your Kidney Bean Harvest With Our Experience Our processing methods bring out the best of your beans, even those with quality problems. We clean, package, and ship beans that exceed the highest industry standards. Because of this, many in the industry ask for “Chippewa Quality.” We will dry any moisture kidney bean. We are licensed and bonded under the U.S. Warehouse Act which gives you the best security in the industry. 446662 Ad_kp3.indd 9 8/13/07 11:26:16 AM CHIPPEWAChippewa VALLEY Valley Bean BEAN Let our experience work for you. We’ve been growing kidney beans for almost 40 years and can answer OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NORTHARVEST BEAN GROWERS ASSOCIATION your defoliating and harvesting questions. We also supply parts for Bob Equipment Combines and Harvesting. Give us a call. We are here to help. Northarvest Bean Volume 13, Issue 5 Fall 2007 Growers Association Gary Paur, President Gilby, ND • 701-869-2892 Jon Ewy, Vice President Features Deer Creek, MN • 218-462-2055 Mark Streed, Treasurer The Heat Cranked Up, Water Spigot Turned Down: Milan, MN • 320-734-4706 Crop outlook reports from around the Northarvest region 9 Joe Mauch Hankinson, ND • 701-242-7528 Harvest Losses, Undercutting Versus Direct Cutting: Alan Juliuson Hope, ND • 701-945-2672 NDSU agronomist Terry Gregoire examined bean fields harvested Mark Myrdal with both methods last year for comparison. 11 Edinburg, ND • 701-993-8243 Todd Sorenson Chippewa Valley Bean: From a 150-cow dairy next to a frog Fisher, MN • 218-893-2425 pond to a vertically-integrated bean business with about 30% Donald Streifel of the U.S. dark red kidney market 16 Washburn, ND • 701-462-3378 Dan Webster Penn, ND • 701-393-4328 Departments Minnesota Dry Bean Research What I’ve Learned About the Bean Industry and Other Things (So Far): and Promotion Council Russell Doane, President, Chippewa Valley Bean and Doane Farm Ltd 19 Mark Dombeck, Chairman Perham, MN • 218-346-5952 Northarvest Market Outlook: Bean Market Focus on New Crop Harvest 21 James Zenk, Vice Chairman Danube, MN • 320-523-2253 The Bean Scene: “Shaped Like A Kidney, But Good For Your Heart. Go Figure” 23 Brian Love, Secretary Euclid, MN • 218-773-0314 From The Northarvest Kitchen: Three Bean Dips for Fall Tailgating 24 Paul Johanning, Treasurer Park Rapids, MN • 218-732-9454 The Last Word: Dear Rachael Ray: How About a Show on Beans? 26 Mark Streed Milan, MN • 320-734-4706 Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture Chippewa Valley Bean Chippewa Valley Bean Chippewa Valley Bean Chippewa Valley Bean Chippewa Valley Bean Dry Bean Fact North Dakota Dry Harvest Losses, We are proud to offer these services: Bean Council Undercutting Versus Chippewa Valley Bean Direct Cutting Research on corn can be used to estimate the storage mois- James Sletten, Chairman From Dairy to Dark Processing Plant – Menomonie, WI • Disease/Pest Management Red Kidneys ture content and storage time for edible beans. The equilib- Northwood, ND • 701-587-5586 Dear Rachael Ray: How About a rium moisture content of edible beans is similar to corn, so Ph: 715.664.8342 Fax: 715.664.8344 • Harvest Questions Tim Smith, Vice Chairman Show on Beans? Email: [email protected] Walhalla, ND • 701-549-3323 expected recommended storage moisture contents should be • Parts for Bob Equipment Combines Nick Kitsch, Treasurer similar. The maximum allowable storage time for 18% mois- • Trucking Webster, ND • 701-395-4377 ture corn at 50 degrees is 3.4 months. Cooling the 18% mois- East Grand Forks Offi ce – Robert Landgren • Will Dry Any Moisture Kidney Bean ture corn to 40 degrees extends the maximum storage period Paul Driscoll, MN/DAK Field Rep. Wilton, ND • 701-734-6368 to about 6.1 months. Therefore, edible beans can be stored Jason Mewes Ph: 218.773.9786 Cell: 218.693.1010 • We Don’t Charge Drying on at 18% moisture content during the fall and winter if they are Email: [email protected] Colgate, ND • 701-945-2711 Volume 13, Issue 5 www.northarvestbean.org Fall 2007 Beans up to 21% Moisture Julie Vculek cooled with an aeration system so they are no warmer than Crete, ND • 701-753-7401 50°F in October and 30 degrees in November. See more page 19. North Dakota Commissioner COVER PHOTO: Kory Koester, Glyndon, MN Maximize Your Kidney Bean Harvest With Our Experience of Agriculture Our processing methods bring out the best of your Executive beans, even those with quality problems. We clean, Vice-President The Northarvest Bean Grower is published five times a year by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, 50072 E. Lake Seven Road, Frazee, MN 56544, Phone: (218) 334-6351, Website: www. package, and ship beans that exceed the highest Tim Courneya industry standards. Because of this, many in the 50072 E. Lake Seven Road northarvestbean.org, Email: [email protected]. Frazee, MN 56544 Send advertising materials and questions about the magazine, to Marlene Dufault, Prairie Ag Com- industry ask for “Chippewa Quality.” Phone: 218-334-6351 munications, 2607 Wheat Drive, Red Lake Falls, MN 56750, 218-253-4391. Email: [email protected]. Fax: 218-334-6360 Send editorial information to Tracy Sayler at [email protected]. We will dry any moisture kidney bean. We are licensed Email: [email protected] Publication of editorial or advertising material in the Northarvest Bean Grower magazine does not Website: www.northarvestbean.org imply endorsement by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association. Check agronomic advice with local and bonded under the U.S. Warehouse Act which sources and always read and follow product labels. gives you the best security in the industry. Fall 2007 Northarvest Bean Grower 3 446662 Ad_kp3.indd 9 8/13/07 11:26:16 AM BeanBriefsLARIMORE BEAN COMPANY, INC. 111 Elevator Road ITC: Lifting nance. Highlights of the report: exacerbated by the need for is because most food imported • In 2000-01, U.S. agricultural third-country financing; and the from the U.S. consists of bulk Restrictions Would exports to Cuba were negligible; uncertainty surrounding visas commodities that are sold to PO Box 607 Increase U.S. Ag however, they grew rapidly, and for Cuban officials to inspect Cubans rather than foods that by 2004, the U.S. was Cuba’s U.S. agriculture production fa- are sold to tourists. With the Sales to Cuba largest supplier. Although the cilities. elimination of all such restric- Larimore, ND The U.S. could provide more value of U.S. exports has fallen • About 171,000 U.S. citizens tions, U.S. exports to Cuba could than half of Cuba’s agricultural, slightly since then, the U.S. still visited Cuba in 2005. According almost double from their 2006 58251-0607 fish, and forest product imports supplies more ag products to to Commission estimates, in the level. if certain U.S. trade and travel Cuba than does any other coun- absence of U.S. travel restric- • All U.S. ag commodity sec- restrictions to Cuba were lifted, try, accounting for approxi- tions, between 550,000 and one tors would likely benefit from the U.S. International Trade mately 30% of Cuban imports in million U.S. citizens would visit the lifting of the financing re- Commission (ITC) details in a 2006. Cuba annually. This increase in strictions on U.S. ag exports to Phone: 701-343-6363 new report, U.S. Agricultural • U.S. regulations, such as U.S. travel would likely increase Cuba. The largest absolute gains Sales to Cuba: Certain Eco- those that require the Cuban demand in Cuba for more and would be for fresh fruits and Fax: 701-343-2842 nomic Effects of U.S. Restrictions government to pay for U.S. ag better quality food for tourists as vegetables, including potatoes; (http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/ products in cash or through well as for Cuban citizens who milk powder, processed foods, pubs/332/pub3932.pdf) letters of credit drawn on third- work in tourism and related ser- and certain meats. Email: [email protected] An independent fact finding country banks, raise the cost of vices. federal agency, the ITC exam- U.S. goods for Cubans and likely • Eliminating restrictions on U.S. Could Supply ined the effects of U.S. trade limit U.S. sales. Other factors trade, particularly those related and travel restrictions on Cuban that increase costs are port de- Bto UYERexport financing, AND PROCESSOR would likely Over OF PHalfINTOS of Cuban AND B LACK TURTLES. purchases of U.S. agriculture lays; high transportPINTO charges RECEIVING ow- have a larger STATION impact on U.S.AT agT RONSONDry Bean GRAIN Imports, DOYON , ND.