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News Items Posted During the Past Month
FSA Reminder -- Verify Fruit and Vegetables!
USDA Market News -- Dry bean market activity remains slow.
Mayo Clinic Recommends Beans -- World-renowned clinic says beans may help lower blood sugar.
DR Concerns -- US Dry Bean Council President writes to FAS.
Bean Fact Sheet -- The Northarvest Bean Growers Association has updated its fact sheet that is part of its teaching unit, which is periodically distributed to North Dakota and Minnesota school systems, upon request.
Mexican Trucks -- Pressure mounts on Washington to resolve the Mexican trucking issue.
USDA Market News -- Dry bean market activity remains slow.
USDA Vegetables and Melons Outlook -- USDA expects higher dry bean acres, lower prices.
USDA Tenders -- USDA wants pinto beans and canned beans.
USDA Buys Canned Beans -- USDA has announced the purchase of $345,000 worth of canned dried beans.
USDA Tenders -- USDA is inviting offers to sell more than 58,400 bags of various classes of dry beans for distribution to the Needy Family and other domestic food assistance programs.
USDA Market News -- Market activity remains quiet for dry beans.
Immigration Reform -- The US Department of Labor has published the final rule on the amended regulations for H-2A agricultural workers in the Federal Register.
Vegetables and Melons Report -- USDA will release its next Vegetables and Melons Report next Thursday, February 25th. The report, released six times per year, includes in-depth analysis of dry edbile beans, peas and lentils, potatoes and all other fresh vegetables. Details here next week.
Bean Recipes -- WIC requests Northarvest recipes.
Bean Congress -- Northarvest bean growers were well reprsented at the International US Dry Bean Congress in Cancun, Mexico, last week.
Grant Applications Available -- Specialty Crop Block Grants are available.
USDA Market News -- Market activity continues to be slow.
New Bean Website -- Bean Institute dot-com is launched!
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