| DRY BEANS | |||
CHINOOK 2000 LIGHT RED KIDNEY BEANS | |||
| Chinook 2000, a light red kidney bean released by the Michigan Agricultural Experiment station and the Agricultural Research Service has excellent canning quality and yield. Chinook 2000 is an Type I upright determinant bush growth habit, has resistance to lodging, bean common mosaic virus and anthracnose. | |||
| GROWER | COUNTY | ACRES | PHONE |
| Sumerix Farms | Alpena | 38 | 989-379-2721 |
MONTCALM DARK RED KIDNEY BEANS | |||
| Montcalm has a bush type growth habit with white flowers, and good lodging resistance. Montcalm exhibits resistance to Halo Blight, Bean Common Mosaic Virus and Alpha anthracnose, while being tolerant to air pollution and rust. Montcalm has excellent canning and salad quality. Montcalm is susceptible to root rot, white mold, and common blight. | |||
| GROWER | COUNTY | ACRES | PHONE |
| Cook, Joe | Alpena | 38 | 989-379-3251 |
| Hawks Bean Co. | Presque Isle | 60 | 989-734-2584 |
| Sumerix Farms | Alpena | 154 | 989-379-2721 |
RED HAWK DARK RED KIDNEY BEANS | |||
| (PVP 94 Protected Variety) | |||
| Red Hawk, released jointly by Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station and the USDA Agricultural Research Service is a high yielding variety (22/cwt acre) with an upright bush growth habit, mid to full season maturity, resistance to Races 7 and 73 of anthracnose and excellent canning quality. | |||
| GROWER | COUNTY | ACRES | PHONE |
| Cook, Joe | Alpena | 48 | 989-379-3251 |
| Dalgord, James | Delta | 23 | 906-644-2107 |
| Sumerix Farms | Alpena | 51 | 989-379-2721 |
SANTA FE PINTO BEANS | |||
| (PVP 94 Applied for) | |||
| Santa Fe, exhibits the type II upright short vine growth habit combined with resistance to lodging. Santa Fe matures in 88-92 days depending on the season. Santa Fe has exhibited uniform maturity and dry down. Santa Fe has a large seed size averaging 42g/100 seeds. Santa Fe is resistant to BCMV and rust while exhibiting aviodance to white mold. Santa Fe has good yielding ability averaging 23 cwt/acre over 13 locations. Santa Fe is Title V protected and can only be sold as a class of certified seed. | |||
| GROWER | COUNTY | ACRES | PHONE |
| Organic Bean & Grain | Tuscola | 80* | 989-673-6402 |
| Vogel, Gene | Sanilac | 10* | 989-551-3095 |
| * Certified Organic Seed | |||
JAGUAR BLACK BEANS | |||
| Jaguar exhibits an upright indeterminate growth habit with excellent resistance to lodging that makes it suitable for narrow row direct cut production. It is a mid season variety maturing in 93 days. Jaguar is resistant to BCMV, rust, and anthracnose. In canning trials, Jaguar has exhibited excellent canning quality. Jaguar has exhibited excellent canning quality. Jaguar has yielded over 26 cwt/acre over five years at 26 locations. | |||
| GROWER | COUNTY | ACRES | |
| Anderson, Eric | Gratiot | 78* | 989-506-7949 |
| * Certified Organic Seed | |||
ZORRO BLACK BEANS | |||
| (PVP 94 Applied for) | |||
| Zorro is a mid season variety with upright indeterminate growth habit and excellent yielding ability. Zorro is resistant to BCMV and bacterial blight, while having some tolerance to white mold. | |||
| GROWER | COUNTY | ACRES | |
| Dark Star Farms | Alpena | 133 | 989-727-3244 |
| Dreher Farms | Sanilac | 32 | 989-864-3874 |
| Garner, W. Jon | Tuscola | 51 | 989-823-8814 |
| Harrington Seeds, Inc | Tuscola | 45 | 989-868-4750 |
| Houghtaling Farms | Tuscola | 13 | 989-659-2478 |
| Lutz, Robert & Matt | Huron | 87 | 989-883-2564 |
| Organic Bean & Grain | Tuscola | 155* | 989-673-6402 |
| Penzein, David | Lapeer | 49 | 810-724-0021 |
| Schumacher Farms | Bay | 12 | 989-659-2494 |
| Vogel, Gene | Sanilac | 15* | 989-551-3095 |
| * Certified Organic Seed | |||