California
You can obtain information on the different types of bean produced in California by contacting the California Bean Shippers Association and the California Dry Bean Advisory Board. The latter was created in 1970, partly to promote the region's beans. The former was founded to facilitate communication between Californian bean-sector businesses and the national and international buyers of Californian-grown beans.

California Bean Shippers Association
15211 Street - Sacramento, CA 95814 USA.
Tel: 916-441-2514. Fax: 916-446-1063
Califomia Dry Bean Advisory Board
531-D North Alta Avenue - Dinuba, CA 93618 USA.
Tel: 559-591-4866 . Fax: 559-591-5744

Idaho
Idaho's interests as far as beans are concerned are looked after by the Western Bean Dealers Association which was founded in 1933. The Idaho Bean Commission was created in 1957 by Idaho parliamentary decree with the purpose of helping the sector's industry in the areas of research and seed production as well as in product promotion and marketing. For more information on Idaho bean products, you can contact:

Idaho Bean Commission P.O. Box 2556 - Boise, ID 83701-2556 USA.
Tel: 208-334-3520 - Fax: 208-334-2442
Western Bean Dealers Association P.O. Box 472 - Buhl, ID 83316-0641 USA.
Tel: 208-543-4306 - Fax: 208-543-6100

Michigan
The Michigan Bean Commission comprises producers, grain processing warehouses, and a representative from the canning industry designated by the Governor, whose main functions are the management of market development, promotion and research into bean production in Michigan. For more information on the eleven types of bean produced in Michigan, contact:

Michigan Bean Commission 1031 South U.S. 27 - St. Johns, MI 48879 USA.
Tel: 517-224-1361 - Fax: 517-224-6374


Minnesota and North Dakota (Min/Dak)
The North Central Bean Dealers Association, created in 1977, brings together the bean-buying silo proprietors of Minnesota and North Dakota. The dispatchers of this zone work alongside the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, an entity founded in 1976 to promote the research and consumption of Minnesota and North Dakota beans. The most important varieties grown in this region are the Pinto and the Navy. For more information, contact:

North Central Bean Dealers Association
PO. Box 367. Moorhead, MN 56561 USA.
Tel: 218-233-6573 - Fax: 218-233-6573
Northarvest Bean Growers Association
Rural Route 3, Box 520 - Frazee, MN 56544 USA.
Tel: 218-334-6351 - Fax: 218-334-6360

New York
New York's interests, where beans are concerned, are represented by the New York Bean Shippers Association, an entity which has been at the service of New York State bean producers since 1924. More information on beans cultivated in New York can be obtained from:

New York State Bean Shippers Association
P.O. Box 146 - Seneca Castle, NY 14547 USA.
Tel: 716-526-5427. Fax: 716-526-5728


Rocky Mountain Region
Since 1916, bean producers and dispatchers of Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana, Wyoming, Texas, Utah and New Mexico have promoted their high quality products through the Rocky Mountain Bean Dealers Association. This region is the largest producer of the Pinto and Great Northern beans in the United States, and the Association takes care of a system of quality classification which equals and even exceeds the quality regulations laid down by Government. The bean producers of Colorado and Nebraska have united to promote their products and invest in research with the aim of increasing quality and reducing production costs. For more information, contact:

Colorado Dry Bean Administrative Committee
31221 Northwoods - Buena Vista, CO 81211 USA.
Tel: 303-639-9600 - Fax: 1-888-841-1243
Nebraka Dry Bean Commission
4502 Avenue I - Scottsbluff, NE 69361 USA.
Tel: 308-632-1258 ~ Fax: 308-632-1258
Rocky Mountain Bean Dealers Association
11178 Huron Street - Suite 2A - Denver, CO 80234 USA.
Tel: 303-280-5208 . Fax: 303-280-5217

Washington
The interests of bean producers in Washington State are represented by the Washington Bean Dealers Association. For more information on the production of these beans, please contact:

Washington Bean Dealers Association
P.O. Box 215 - Quincy, WA 98848 USA.
Telefono: 509-787-1544 - Fax: 509-787-4040