Reader Michelle Macias emailed last week to ask how best to use a bag of dry navy beans she’d managed to snag at the grocery store. Because I am a daughter of Michigan, the second largest dry bean ...

Navy beans are the star of this hearty and comforting Slow Cooker Navy Bean Soup, perfect for an easy, satisfying meal. This classic Navy Bean and Ham Soup simmers low and slow, allowing the tender ...

Smoky and savory with just a touch of sweetness, homemade classic baked beans are a filling and classic side dish. Bring ...

Nearly two years ago, Pam Ismail, professor at the University of Minnesota and the founder and director of the Plant Protein Innovation Center, and her team obtained funding from the Northarvest Bean ...

Conundrums and complaints aren’t new to the U.S. Senate. Imagine the scene on a sweltering summer day in 1907. “Thunderation!” decried Joseph G. Cannon, the Speaker of the House, his outburst sparked ...

With most of the small grains harvested in the greater Red River Valley, farmers are turning their attention to row crops, as potatoes and sugar beets begin to be dug and lifted. Bud Vance, agronomist ...

Staring down bags and cans of white-ish, small-ish beans at the grocery store can be intimidating. You may wonder what the difference is between popular options like navy and great northern beans.

Dylan Karley is no stranger to dry beans. His grandfather and father started Johnstown Bean Company and North Central Commodities in 1978. Karley has been heavily involved in the family business over ...

Tim Courneya sighed when asked how the region's 2019 dry bean harvest is faring. "It's so hard to tell," said Courneya, executive vice president of the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, based in ...

In late March, Tim Courneya, executive vice president of the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, based in Frazee, Minn., asked the farmers-directors of his organization how many acres of dry edible ...