Bean Day at the Holiday Inn, Fargo Jan 18th
Bean Day Program -- January 18 Morning Program 8:00 – 9:55 a.m.
Registration, Coffee
9:55 - 10:00 a.m. Dan Webster, President Northarvest Bean Growers Association 10:00 - 10:20 a.m. Herbicide and Weed Control Update Dr. Richard Zollinger, Extension Weed Specialist NDSU Extension Service, Fargo, ND 10:20 - 10:40 a.m. Research Priorities Dr. Julie S. Pasche, Assistant Professor Department of Plant Pathology North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 10:40 - 11:00 a.m. Highlights of Five Factors Greg Endres, Extension Area Agronomist Carrington Research Extension Center North Dakota State University, Carrington, ND 11:00 - 11:20 a.m. Varieties and Research Dr. Juan Osorno, Dry Bean Breeding & Genetics Department of Plant Sciences North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 11:20 - 11:40 a.m. Inoculation Effects on Pinto, Navy, and Black Bean Varieties Dr. Hans Kandel, Extension Agronomist Broadleaf Crops, Department of Plant Sciences North Dakota State University, Fargo ND 11:40-12:00 a.m. Insurance – The Final Update Alex Offerdahl, Crop Insurance Division Head Watts and Associates, Billings, MT 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Afternoon Program 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Dan Webster, President District Director Elections (2, 5, 8) 1:45 – 2:05 p.m. & Makeup of the 113th Congress Dale Thorenson Gordley Associates, Washington, D.C. 2:05- 2:20 p.m. and Changing Consumption Patterns Jeane Wharton, Executive Director US Dry Bean Council, Jackson, Wyoming 2:20- 2:35 p.m. Food Service Market for Beans Dr. Janice Rueda, Director of Health and Nutrition American Pulse Association, Moscow, Idaho 2:35- 2:55 p.m. and the Outlook into 2013 Dr. Adnan Akyüz, Assistant Professor of Climatology, North Dakota State Climatologist- North Dakota State University, Fargo ND 2:55 – 3:30 p.m. Energized Agricultural Market? Bean Outlook: Pinto, Dark Red Kidney, Light Red Kidney John Berthold, VP Walhalla Bean Co, Grand Forks, ND Bean Outlook: Navy, Black Scott Cottenden, Sales, Thompsons