Managing Dry Edible Beans - Insights From Four Midwest Experts

Dry edible beans are an important Minnesota crop, and we explore them further on today's Nutrient Management Podcast. We'll talk with four experts from around the Midwest about your dry bean questions; What are some similarities and differences managing for dry edible bean versus soybean, for example? What should farmers keep in mind about growing in the Red River Valley, or Southern Minnesota, or elsewhere in the Midwest? What does recent research indicate pertaining to dry bean? What major yield-limiting factors do farmers need to be aware of when growing dry edible bean? All this plus iron deficiency chlorosis, row spacing, macros, economics and more on today's episode of the Nutrient Management Podcast.

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Guests:

• Kristin Simons, research agronomist, North Dakota State University
• Ana Carcedo, broadleaf agronomist, North Dakota State University
• Bijesh Maharjan, Extension specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Daniel Kaiser, Extension nutrient management specialist (St. Paul)

Additional Resources:

• Taking another look at nitrogen requirements for dry bean production in Minnesota
• Fertilizing dried edible beans in Minnesota
• Fertilizing pinto, navy, and other dry edible bean
• Black and navy bean row spacing
• Pinto bean row spacing
• MN CropCast: Dry bean acreage increasing as alternative crop