A team made up of Brazilian dry bean researchers, farmers, an English professor and an agronomist visited the North Crops Institute in Fargo in mid-September to exchange ideas with U.S. researchers ...

Farming has always been the dream for Rudy Dotzenrod. After attending Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Dotzenrod returned to operate his third-generation family farm in Wyndmere, North Dakota, ...

MOOSE LAKE, Minn. — Britt Johnson sorts a mound of shiny, white beans speckled with burgundy, as they lightly rattle against a metal screen. Bit by bit, she discards any that are chipped, discolored ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dry farming sounds like a contradiction in terms. But it’s actually a growing trend to teach farmers how to do more with less — specifically less water. Lane Selman, an Oregon ...

Food is a necessity because it is necessary for the growth and maintenance of the human body. The benefits humans receive from food cannot be replicated by nutritional supplements. The proper foods ...

Arya Surowidjojo / OPB In Oregon, farmers, educators and gardeners are exploring the benefits of dry farming. The method relies on water stored in soil during a rainy season to produce crops during a ...

Damaris Awino alias Nyasuba tends to her climbing beans at her home in Katito in a picture taken on January 10, 2017. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the world’s most ...