Producers Blog

See & Sample New Innovative Ontario Developed Food Products

TBreuer — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:08:03 +0000

Brescia University College’s Food Product Development course is quickly drawing to a close.
Students enrolled in Food and Nutritional Sciences through Brescia or Western University taking course FN3310B were tasked to design and develop novel innovative recipes for larger public sector institutions that would incorporate Ontario beans. Thirteen project teams of two students each were established and each team chose a public sector institution as their major customer. Based on the institution chosen students targeted and tailored the product accordingly.

A Poster and Product Presentation – of the projects and samples of the students’ final product will be presented at the final class Thursday, April 5^th, 2012 at 9:00 AM until 10:30 AM at Brescia University College Auditorium in London ON.

Come see and taste what eager, young and enthusiastic budding food scientists have come up with – sample bite sized meatloaf, smoothies, puddings, pastas, pancakes and samosas, all can be made with Ontario grown beans

Mark your Calendar

TBreuer — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:56:12 +0000

The Ontario Coloured Bean Growers Association is having their Annual General Meeting
When – March 6^th
Where – Kirkton

Topics Covering : Crop Protection products, Markets, Promotional activities as well as Merger and Internet connectivity.

Click to see the full Agenda here

The Refashioned Bean

TBreuer — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:49:22 +0000

The Refashioned Bean

Claire Harrison, according to her Blog – ‘The Food ReFashionista’, is semi-retired professional writer and editor from Ottawa who has two major interests: writing and cooking and through blogging wants to expand her and her readers culinary world.
She finds herself gluten-sensitive, lactose-intolerant, and has to diet for health reasons.
She began her quest for healthier eating by re-fashioning favorite dishes and those with potential, to create her own recipes that would help her and others, that find themselves in the same position by writing and posting her findings and creations on-line.
She has since branched out and created a second blog “The Bean Bake Blog”, using a basic recipe from the Ontario Bean Producers’ she has begun refashioning the Lemon Bean Cake recipe (pg. 20) into a number of , sweet or savory alternative, healthy and nutritious ‘Bean Bakes’ dishes like – Cauliflower-Salsa Bean Bake and Dip. Check all the different recipes out – click on the “Bean Bake Blog” link above.

Student Food Development Competition

TBreuer — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:23:11 +0000

Are you up for a challenge?

What about copping off with a cash prize?

Think you have right stuff?

Then develop an innovative food product containing pulses?

Check out Mission Impulseible – here

Registration deadline is February 13^th – don’t delay!

To see what others have done previously check it out here.

Ontario Dry Bean Performance available at GOBEANS.ca

TBreuer — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:29:23 +0000

Ontario Dry Bean Variety Performance Trials now available at GOBEANS.ca

The 2011 report of Ontario Dry Bean Variety Trials is now available on the Ontario Pulse Crop Committee website at GOBEANS.CA.
The new website includes reports for white, black and other coloured bean types.
Users can download individual or multi-location summary information, variety characteristic information and compare varieties head to head.
Growers can now easily compare varieties head to head and evaluate performance for their area.
For further information contact Brian Hall, OMAFRA, Stratford.

South Africa abandoning Beans ?

TBreuer — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:06:18 +0000

South Africa Grain Information Service (SAGIS) sees a drop in bean acres – fourth in a row for that that country. Seeded area is expected to drop by 11% while production could hold steady, if there is a reasonable growing season.
South Africa (RSA) can import and resell beans (from China) at prices that free up RSA farmers to plant corn, soybeans, and sunflower. [Editors note: and presumably be more profitable at that].
Meanwhile North America is expecting a sizable jump in acres for 2012 and a concomitant drop in prices. Not everyone expects pronounced price weakness however. Acres and trend line yields may be just enough to restock the pipelines and keep grower prices up sufficiently to entice growers for the next year 2013. This early in the season one can hardly predict – with any accuracy – how good the coming year’s harvest or prices will be.

Small North American Bean Crop Confirmed!

TBreuer — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:39:12 +0000

Last week’s USDA NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service) confirmed what had been suspected since long before harvest. The North American dry bean crop is at its lowest level in decades. Poor weather was responsible. Mexico suffered a drought that will cut production nearly in half, while a wet spring up through the Red River valley curtailed US and Manitoba acres. Poor weather and lack lustre pricing in Ontario saw growers cut acres back. North America may become a net importer of beans as prices will likely remain firm into Spring. The question most asked now is: “Can or will the prices shown to North American producers compete and draw acres from the traditional crops?”
Those interested in statistics click here and scroll to page 59

Interim payment for Ontario Bean Producers using the Pool

TBreuer — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:20:20 +0000

The Ontario Bean Producers’ Marketing Board approved a $22.44 / bag ($494.76/Mt.) interim payment at its December 15^th 2011 Board meeting. The cheques went out just before Christmas. This payment when added to the initial payment of $21.39/bag ($471.58/Mt.) results in a gross return for pool growers of $43.83/bag or $966.34/Mt.

Mexico’s Bean production sharply lower

TBreuer — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:07:01 +0000

More complete information from SAGARPA, Mexico’s Ag. Ministry, and industry has dropped edible bean production estimates for that country by just over 30% -
estimated output is now set at 600,000 Mt. down from 880,000 Mt. The spring / summer harvest was devastated by drought with nearly twice as many acres affected in 2011 as there were in 2010.

Official estimates of Ontario White Pea Bean crop may be low

TBreuer — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:18:26 +0000

The following was reported as part of the December 6^th Statistics Canada crop production report. “In Ontario, white bean output for 2011 is estimated at 31,800 tonnes, with coloureds at 45,300 – up slightly from 30,400 and 43,800 in October – but far below 2010 production …”
Certainly the 2011 white bean (WPB) crop is ‘far below 2010’ however cumulative tallies of deliveries reported to the Ontario Bean Producers’ (OBPMB) would indicate a 2011 crop of just over 41,000 Mt.