OMAFRA: Dry bean crop high quality in Canada

Published Dec 6, 2021

Tridge summary

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture’s field crop team has released a positive report on the 2021 dry bean season, despite a decrease in acreage from the previous year, which was the highest since 2007. The majority of the crop was harvested before severe wet weather in September and October, resulting in a high-quality yield. However, the season was not without challenges, including root rot from heavy summer rains and increased infestations of western bean cutworm, which were more prevalent in dry bean fields than in corn fields.

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Original content

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture’s (OMAFRA’s) field crop team has released their dry bean seasonal summary for 2021. While acreage of each market class of dry bean was down from last year, 2020’s acres were the highest since 2007, so this is not as negative a fact as it might otherwise be. Beans were planted in good condition and the majority of the crop harvested before the wet weather in September/October is of high quality. There were some issues with root ...

Source: Topcropmanager