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June-July 2004

• Natural gas & beans -- The combination caught the attention of Sacramento consumers on the receiving end of the "Who's Laughing Now?" campaign.
• Talkin' Beans -- Bean campaign wins outdoor advertising award; scientists say there's good news about soybean rust and the threat it poses to dry beans; the FM RedHawks'baseball game July 8 will feature a Northarvest's bean promotion.
• New Product -- Portable conveyor fits in bins to move dry beans gently.
• Team up for better yields -- Rodger Nygaard, a Reynolds, North Dakota, bean grower, talks with Centrol Crop Consultant Doug Lenz, Buxton, North Dakota.
• Research projects -- Approved FY 2004-05 research projects.
• Northarvest Council Elections -- Northarvest recently held their elections.
• Association, Councils want legislature to boost dry bean breeding program -- The North Dakota Dry Bean Council and the Northarvest Bean Growers Assn are taking steps to increase public support of a dry bean breeding program.
• Weed Control -- Advice on controlling the toughest species.
• No Roundup as desiccant -- You cannot apply Roundup as a dry bean desiccant.
• Disease Control -- What's new and how to use the products.
• Buggy beans? -- An insect control guide outlines how to deal with the worst pests.
• Check out check-off -- Compare check-off rates in other states.
• Tooting for beans -- The latest promotion activities.
• China production to increase -- China's edible bean, pea and lentil production forecast.
• "Live to be Old" -- Eating bean salads and bean casseroles.