Dry Beans
Dry edible beans are grown almost exclusively in Western NY (such as Genesee, Livingston, Monroe and Wyoming counties) and in Central NY (such as Ontario, Yates, Seneca and Cayuga counties), where soils are deep, fertile and light- to medium-textured. New York produces edible dry beans on up to 16,000 acres for local, regional (east of the Mississippi), export and organic markets. Those beans marketed regionally are either processed into canned product or packaged for the dry pack market. Value of the crop in the state varies but has averaged around $7 million/year recently.Major types include varieties of black turtle soup and light/dark red kidney beans. Adoption of reduced, zone tillage has been occurring on a number of farms as a time and fuel-savings measure. Insect, disease and weed pests are similar to those seen on snap beans and are managed similarly. Because dry beans must mature on the plant they are out in the field much longer than snap beans, however, so there is more opportunity for diseases such as white mold to develop. Weeds must also be controlled for a much longer period.
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Darcy Telenko, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Twelve weed science research plots were established at the Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm in Freeville and with on-farm collaborators. Research trials included: herbicide evaluation trials in dry bean, snap bean, lima bean, beets, carrots, peas, and sweet corn; a NYFVI support trial in collaboration with Sarah Pethybridge and Julie Kikkert on evaluation of ethofumesate rates for beets; and an industry sponsored evaluation of a new products for potential use in carrot, rosemary, rhubarb, bell pepper and broccoli.
Carol MacNeil, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Western bean cutworm (WBC) is a bean and corn pest of the Western United States which has moved east, first reaching New York in 2009. It has reduced dry bean yield and quality in Michigan in past years. In 2014/15 trace levels of suspected WBC damage was found at three elevators in New York during cleaning of red kidney beans. The beans were from Livingston and Steuben Counties. Moth counts have continued to increase, reaching the threshold of concern in a number of fields in 2015. This is the first year that dry bean pods with WBC feeding damage were seen in the field. Some growers have begun to apply an insecticide just after the time of peak moth emergence.
Julie Kikkert, Team Leader, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Have you had problem weeds slipping through your snap or dry bean weed control program? Have lambsquarters, ragweed, hairy or Eastern black nightshade, nutsedge, etc, been. escaping? Have you tried any of the newer materials or expanded application timings to try to improve your results? The 2015 update to the Herbicide for Snap and Dry Bean Weed Control chart will help you choose the best herbicide programs for your fields.
2016 Weed Research in Vegetable Crops, Cornell University
Darcy Telenko, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Cornell Vegetable Program
Last Modified: January 11, 2017
Twelve weed science research plots were established at the Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm in Freeville and with on-farm collaborators. Research trials included: herbicide evaluation trials in dry bean, snap bean, lima bean, beets, carrots, peas, and sweet corn; a NYFVI support trial in collaboration with Sarah Pethybridge and Julie Kikkert on evaluation of ethofumesate rates for beets; and an industry sponsored evaluation of a new products for potential use in carrot, rosemary, rhubarb, bell pepper and broccoli.
The Magnitude and Distribution of Western Bean Cutworm: The Risk to Dry Bean
Carol MacNeil, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Cornell Vegetable Program
Last Modified: June 13, 2016
Western bean cutworm (WBC) is a bean and corn pest of the Western United States which has moved east, first reaching New York in 2009. It has reduced dry bean yield and quality in Michigan in past years. In 2014/15 trace levels of suspected WBC damage was found at three elevators in New York during cleaning of red kidney beans. The beans were from Livingston and Steuben Counties. Moth counts have continued to increase, reaching the threshold of concern in a number of fields in 2015. This is the first year that dry bean pods with WBC feeding damage were seen in the field. Some growers have begun to apply an insecticide just after the time of peak moth emergence.
2015 Herbicides for Weed Control in Snap and Dry Beans
Julie Kikkert, Team Leader, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Cornell Vegetable Program
Last Modified: April 29, 2016
Have you had problem weeds slipping through your snap or dry bean weed control program? Have lambsquarters, ragweed, hairy or Eastern black nightshade, nutsedge, etc, been. escaping? Have you tried any of the newer materials or expanded application timings to try to improve your results? The 2015 update to the Herbicide for Snap and Dry Bean Weed Control chart will help you choose the best herbicide programs for your fields.
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