UCCE Farm Advisor
(209) 953-6120
mmleinfeldermiles@ucanr.edu
UCCE Farm Advisor
Field Crops, Pest Management
(530) 666-8734
rflong@ucanr.edu
Assistant CE AdvisorAdvisor
Agronomic Cropping Systems
(559) 852-2744
neclark@ucanr.edu
California Dry Bean Advisory Board provides funding for much of the research reported on this site. We appreciate their continued support.
Our purpose is to provide an on-line repository of agronomic information about California grain legumes, specifically dry beans. We deliver up-to-date and research-based guidelines and information on dry bean crop management and production to California's growers, researchers, and industry professionals.
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CA Dry Bean Advisory Board Request for Research Proposals - 2022
The California Dry Bean Advisory Board is requesting applied research proposals for 2022. This commodity-based research request is sponsored by the California Dry Bean Marketing Order, under the guidance of CDFA (CA Dept Food & Ag). The...
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Remember to Register for the UC Dry Bean Field Day
We look forward to hosting the UC Dry Bean Field day next Tuesday at UC Davis. This is just a reminder that, due to Covid-19 safety precautions, pre-registration is required. There is no registration fee. Please...
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Using sensors for monitoring lygus bugs and natural enemies in dry beans
Monitoring insect populations in crop fields is important for managing pests and diseases. Sweep nets have been the main tool for this task but new sensor technology is being developed to conduct continuous real-timing monitoring. This summer, the Gepts...
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UC Dry Bean Field Day on August 31, 2021
We are eager to host the UC Dry Bean Field Day once again! Please mark your calendars and join us on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 from 9:00am to 11:30am at UC Davis. The field day will feature presentations from UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension...
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Nitrogen Fertility in Common Beans following Whole Orchard Recycling
In 2020, we established a trial to evaluate soil properties and kidney bean yield following whole orchard recycling of a walnut orchard. Whole Orchard Recycling (WOR) occurs after the productive life of an orchard and is the process of grinding or...
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CA Dry Bean Advisory Board Request for Research Proposals - 2021
The California Dry Bean Advisory Board is requesting applied research proposals for 2021. This commodity-based research request is sponsored by the California Dry Bean Marketing Order, under the guidance of CDFA (CA Dept Food & Ag). The...
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Managing root-knot nematodes in crop rotations
A question came up about managing root-knot nematodes in processing tomato and lima bean rotations. Root-knot nematodes are tiny worm-like soil dwelling pests that cause root galling on plant roots, resulting in significant yield and quality...
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Why Aren't My Crops Drying Down?
We cut our blackeye bean (cowpea) research plots at UC Davis almost 3 weeks ago and they're still too green to harvest. If we tried now, the vines would get wrapped around the threshing cylinder. Several growers in the Sacramento Valley have...
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Lima Bean Heat Stress
Last week, I visited a baby lima field in the southwest part of San Joaquin County that had overall poor pod set. Pods were filling lower in the canopy, but flowers had not set higher on the plants. The field, which was planted in late-June/early-July...
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Ground squirrel damage to garbanzo bean pods
Have you ever wondered about this damage to garbanzo beans where there's a hole clipped in the pod and the seed is missing (see photo)? In this case, the damage is from pesky ground squirrels that were foraging in and around our garbanzo research plots...
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