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Thompson honored as inaugural endowed professor of potato breeding at NDSU

2 months ago | agweek.com | Ann Bailey

Members of the North Dakota and Minnesota potato industry have helped to establish a $1.5 million endowed professorship for Susie Thompson, a North Dakota State University potato breeder. Thompson in November 2024 was named the first Johansen-Thompson endowed professor in potato breeding at NDSU. Thompson, an NDSU associate professor of plant science, has been NDSU’s potato breeder since 2001. The late Robert Johansen was an NDSU potato breeder from 1946 to 1992.
Longtime Langdon Research Extension Center agronomist retires

2 months ago | agweek.com | Ann Bailey

LANGDON, N.D. — Bryan Hanson, North Dakota State University Langdon Research Extension Center’s agronomist, will retire in February after more than four decades of service. Hanson, who started working at the extension center in September 1983, is one of the longest Langdon Research Extension Center agronomists in history and has the most longevity of the staff members with whom he works. Hanson’s first day of work was in September 1983 when the mercury in Langdon hit 93 degrees.
'Bloom where you're planted,' whether in the tundra or the tropics

2 months ago | agweek.com | Ann Bailey

Northerners who has traveled to southern states during one of their unseasonable cold spells know that cold is relative. For those of us who live on the frozen tundra, we pronounce it cold when the temperature drops into the double digits below zero and the wind is whipping out of the north, making it feel like it’s 20 or 30 degrees colder than the air temperatureDown south, residents start to shiver when the mercury registers below 32 degrees.
Bean Day and International Sugar Beet Institute to combine into one show in 2026

Jan 17, 2025 | agweek.com | Jenny Schlecht |Ann Bailey |ranch near Medina

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Northarvest Bean Growers Association celebrated its 50th Bean Day on Friday, Jan. 17, with a big announcement — the biggest North American gathering of edible bean growers will join forces in 2026 with the International Sugar Beet Institute. The combined show doesn't have a name yet, but organizers from both crops are excited for the future. Nick Revier, International Sugar Beet Institute president, was on hand to help NBGA officials make the announcement on Friday.
Brazilian team probes dry bean knowledge at Northern Crops Institute

Jan 17, 2025 | agweek.com | Ann Bailey

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 and learn about dry bean and pulse production and storage and processing technologies.
USDA video series pairs edible beans with buckwheat

Jan 16, 2025 | agweek.com | Ann Bailey

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service and a Maryland college chef have collaborated to produce videos which highlight cooking with recipes that pair dry edible beans and buckwheat. The videos, which are part of a USDA-ARS segment called “Cooking with Science: Buckwheat and Beans," feature information about dry beans’ nutritional benefits and their wide variety of taste and the versatility of buckwheat.
Bridge2Food Conference takes on spreading the word about nutrition of edible beans

Jan 7, 2025 | agweek.com | Ann Bailey

The benefits that dry beans bring to the table were the topic of a panel during the Bridge2Food North American Conference in Minneapolis in October 2024. The annual Bridge2Food Conference, which brings together innovative alternative protein creators from across the globe, was held Oct. 8-10.
Reverse trade gave bean buyers a look at Northarvest region bean industry

Jan 7, 2025 | agweek.com | Ann Bailey

North Dakota and Minnesota dry bean farmers, dealers and industry representatives gave buyers a first-hand look at their product during a U.S. Dry Bean Council reverse trade mission held during the 2024 harvest. The reverse trade mission, held Sept. 9-12, was the first time the annual U.S. Dry Bean Council focused solely on North Dakota and Minnesota production regions.
Pet food remains a viable barley market as long as ochratoxin A is kept in check

Jan 6, 2025 | agweek.com | Ann Bailey

The nutritional advantages of barley continue to make it an important ingredient in pet food products, such as dry dog food. The grain’s benefits include complex carbohydrates that are converted to energy, water soluble fiber that helps with pets’ digestion, and beta glucans that are favorable for skin health and keeping cholesterol in check, said Tony Rosing, manager of Anchor Ingredients.
Livestock came first when the Super Bowl Blizzard of 1975 hit

Jan 5, 2025 | jamestownsun.com | Ann Bailey

When the National Football League season played a 14-game regular season and the Super Bowl was held the second week in January, I eagerly looked forward to the big game between the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. I had become a loyal fan of the Minnesota Vikings, led by my hero, quarterback Fran Tarkenton, a couple of years before and was counting down the days until Super Bowl IX, scheduled for Jan. 12, 1975, at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.