Dry Bean Scene
In this week's edition of the Dry Bean Scene, NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Sam Markell offers ideas and tips for your dry beans as we enter the season. Click here to listen to the full report.
Published March 29, 2026
In this week's edition of the Dry Bean Scene, NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Sam Markell offers ideas and tips for your dry beans as we enter the season. Click here to listen to the full report.Published March 14, 2026
In the Dry Bean Scene, NDSU Plant Pathologist Sam Markell said timing is very important for the spread of rust. Soil sampling is recommended. Click here to listen to the show.Published January 28, 2026
NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Sam Markell was part of a panel discussion at the Advanced Crop Advisors Workshop focused on making every input count. As a pathologist, Markell cited the new disease risk prediction models that can be used to…Published December 1, 2025
In the latest Dry Bean Scene, NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Sam Markell discusses preparations for the 2026 growing season. Click here to listen to the update.Published October 25, 2025
In the latest episode of the Dry Bean Scene, NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Sam Markell says a wide variety of diseases were seen this past year, including bacteria blights. Click here to listen.Published May 22, 2025
In the latest Dry Bean Scene, NDSU Plant Pathologist Sam Markell talks about what growers should be looking for early in the season. Click here.Published February 14, 2025
NDSU Plant Pathologist Sam Markell spoke at the Getting It Right Seminar about issues affecting dry beans. Learn more in this week's edition of the Dry Bean Scene. Click here.Published February 12, 2025
As farmers prepare for the upcoming growing season, university researchers are preparing for their field trials. NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Sam Markell will concentrate on three major areas. "We're going to drill into sunflower rust quite a bit more and…Published November 4, 2024
In this week's Dry Bean Scene, NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Sam Markell discusses soybean cyst nematode and its impact on dry edible beans. "We would encourage dry bean growers to sample their fields for SCN." Listen to the show by clicking…Published August 12, 2024
In this week's Dry Bean Scene, RRFN is speaking with NDSU Plant Pathologist Sam Markell about seasonal reminders. The conditions have been ripe for rust. "Rust in dry beans and in sunflowers can cause yield loss and we've had great…Get a weekly digest from RRFN to stay up-to-date on all the latest news in agriculture.