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Our Seed Varieties 

Black Bean Varieties 

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From our 25 lb. bags to 2500 lb. totes, we are proud to offer the finest, Food Alliance certified sustainable dry beans in the country, all of which are identity Preserved (IP). Unlike other companies that mingle all of the beans from different growers, we track and separate our beans by grower and field. This IP system allows us to recognize and monitor quality standards and separate our beans by size, density, and texture to create the cleanest and most consistent product on the market.

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Black Beans

  • Medium black-skinned ovals

  • Earthy, sweet flavor with a hint of mushroom

  • Also known as turtle or black turtle beans

  • Popular throughout Latin America

Cranberry Beans

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  • Small rounded beans, ivory color with red markings that disappear on cooking

  • Creamy texture; subtle, nut-like taste

  • A favorite in northern Italian, spanish, and portuguese cuisines

Dark Red Kidney Beans

  • Large, kidney-shaped, deep reddish-brown

  • Robust, full-bodied, soft texture

  • Often used in chili; popular in salads; paired with rice

Garbanzo Beans

  • Beige to pale yellow; round, mottled appearance

  • Nutlike taste, battery texture

  • Creamy texture; subtle, nut-like taste

  • Called chickpeas; especially popular in Middle Eastern, Indian dishes-hummus, falafels, curries

Great Northern Beans

Navy Beans

Orca Beans

Pinto Beans

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  • Medium sized, white color, oval shape

  • Mild flavor with powdery texture

  • Delicate flavor makes them a good choice for salads

  • Small white ovals; mild falvorwith powdery texture

  • Excellent in soups, chowders, and bean pot recipes

  • Also known as Small White Beans

  • An heirloom variety from Mexico but very rare in the U.S.

  • Most often used in thick soups or with rice

  • Named after the orca (killer) whale

  • Medium Ovals; mottled beige and brown color; earthy flavor and powdery texture

  • Favorite for chili, refried beans, and other Mexican-American dishes

  • Distinguished for succulent flavor and dappled, bicolor appearance

Rojo Chiquito Beans

  • Central American style small red bean

  • Retains firmness and bright red color after cooking

Soup Mix

  • Combines all our beans to create an outstanding and healthy soup mix

  • Easy to prepare and taste wounderful

Small Red Beans

  • Dark red color with flavor and properties similar to red kidney, only smaller

  • Bright red bean that adds sparkle to bean salads 

  • Like all colored beans, can be substituted for any of the colored varieties

White Kidney Beans

  • Large kidney shaped bean, white in color, rich in fiber

  • Known for their texture and ability to absorb flavors 

  • Use in soups, stews, chili's, and salads 

Yellow Beans

  • Large oval shaped bean, yellow in color, rich in fiber

  • Known for their rich flavor and creamy texture 

  • used for refried beans , soups, and stews

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Our Bean Seed Varieties

Black Bean Seed Varieties

Eclipse Black Beans

Condor Black Beans 

Zorro Black Beans

Zenith Black Beans

  • Eclipse has a dull black seed coat and dark glossy green leafs with purple flowers

  • Maturity is 99 days with a seed size of 2248 per pound and a height of 23.6 inches

  • Yield of Eclipse in the NDSU yeild trials conducted in 2001-2003 were 23.9 cwt/acre, 22.7 cwt/acre, 27.3 cwt/acre

  • High yielding variety

  • Maturity is 91 to 98 days depending on the season and location 

  • Plants average 20 inches in height 

  • Condor has a typical small, opaque black bean seed 

  • Condor exhibit better color retention than most commercial black beans varities

  • Resistant to rust, anthracnose, and BCMV

  • High yielding variety

  • Yielding an average of 27.8 cwt/acre

  • Mid season maturing variety. Maturing takes 88 to 90 days

  • Plants average 21 inches height

  • Zorro has a typical small, opaque black bean seed.

  • Resistant to strains of bean anthracnose, rust, and BCMV

  • Full season bean maturing in 100 days 

  • Upright indeterminate short vine growth habitat  with good resistance to lodging 

  • Average yield of 27.5 cwt/acre

  • Resistance to anthracnose race 73, some rust races and seed borne bean common mosaic virus

  • Exhibits the best overall canning quality in the black bean market class

Dark Red Kidney Bean Seed Varieties 

Montcalm Dark Red Kidney Beans

  • ​​Full season bush type variety maturing in 95-105 days

  • Seed size of 850 seeds per pound

  • Resistant to halo blight and BCMV

  • Very popular variety 

  • Over the years Montcalm has proven itself as the industry standard for both production and canning quality 

Cabernet Dark Red Kidney Beans

  • Mid season bean maturing in 91 days

  • Low levels of field loss during harvest 

  • Resistant to BCMV

  • Has a consistently high canning quality

Light Red Kidney Bean Seed Varieties

Pink Panther Light Red Kidney Beans

  • Mid season bean maturing in 90 days

  • Yields very well

  • Resistant to BCMV

Red Bean Seed Varieties

Merlot Small Red Beans

  • High yeilding red bean variety, average yeild is 24.8 cwt/acre

  • Average seed size is 39g per 100 seeds

  • Mid to full season variety maturing in an average of 92 days

  • Plants average 47 cm in height and are upright in appearance 

  • Resistant to BCMV and rust

Rojo Chiquito Small Red Beans 

  • Central American type small bean cultivar

  • Much smaller seed size

  • Mid to late season maturity 

  • Resistant to BCMV

Navy Bean Seed Varieties 

Alpena Navy Beans

  • Mid season bean maturing in 98 days

  • Has an average yield of 25.4 cwt.acre

  • Does not exhibit the green stem at harvest and has a very good dry down rate.

  • Resistant to seed-borne bean common Mosiac Virus.

AuSable Navy Beans

  • Early season maturity, maturing in 89 to 95 days

  • Exceptional dry down

  • Averaging 22.00g/100 seeds

  • Plants average 46.2 cm in height 

  • Tolerance to white mold and BCMV

ND Polar Navy Beans

  • Matures in 102 days

  • High seed yield 

  • Plants average 52 cm in height 

  • Uniform dry down

  • acceptable canning quality 

  • Resistant to BCMV, intermediate resistance to common Bcaterial Blight

Pink Bean Seed Varieties 

Coral Pink Beans

  • Matures in 95 days after planting

  • Plants average 42.7cm in height 

  • Typical medium sized pink bean seed averaging 40.7g/100 seeds

Pinto Bean Seed Varieties 

Island Pinto Beans

  • Maturity of 102 days after planting

  • High yielding 

  • The average seed size is 38.5g/100 seeds

  • Island has the type II, indeterminate partially upright growth habitat with moderate vine, averaging 40 cm in height

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ND Falcon Pinto Beans

USDA Basin Pinto Beans

  • Matures in approximently 105 days

  • Competitve seed yield compared to other commercial cultivars

  • Average seed size is 36.7g/ 100 seeds

  • Plants average 53cm in height 

  • Maturity in approximatly 99 days

  • High yielding 

  • Resistant to BCMV and bean rust

SV6139GR Pinto Beans

  • Mature in 97 days after planting 

  • Upright plant habit with good pod position making it suitable for direct combining 

  • Plants average 53 cm in height

  • Resistant to BCMV and rust

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Windbreaker Pinto Beans

  • Upright, indeterminate short-vine pinto bean that has produce consistently good yields.

  • Matures in 94 to 98 days.

  • Resistant to BCMV

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Max Pinto Beans 

  • Vine type of plant with a short runner on a medium height, moderatly upright plant

  • Maturity in 80 days after planting 

  • Large seed with high mottle

  • Averages 3349 pounds per acre

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Charro Pinto Beans

  • Maturity in 97 days after planting 

  • Superior yield preformance 

  • Seed size size ranges from 38 to 45g/100 seeds 

  • Plants average 53 cm in height 

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Great Northern Bean Seed Varieties

ND Pegasus Great Northern Beans

  • ND Pegasus have a superior seed yeild compared to other commercial cultivar

  • Matures in approximately 103 days after planting 

  • Plants average 71 cm in height 

  • Intermediate resistance (tolerance) to white mold 

  • Resistance to BCMV

Powderhorn Great Northern Beans

  • Matures in approximentaly 95 days from planting 

  • White mold avoidence due to upright plant types

  • Resistant to BCMV and rust

  • Average yield of 27.2 cwt/acre

Cranberry Bean Seed Varieties 

Etna Cranberry Beans

  • Average maturity of 88 days after planting