Winter Arrives Early

The video below was taken outside the Gering Office today...  Not really a fantastic day to harvest beans!  ..Though it is very much needed moisture.

 

Pecan Praline Cheesecake - Beans in Cheesecake?

This recipe is exceptional.  Who would have thought that you can put beans in cheesecake?  I am going to try using another type of bean in the recipe, but I haven't yet.

 

Pecan Praline Cheesecake

 
Pump up the protein and the flavor with this southern treat. This cake can be wrapped and frozen before adding the maple syrup glaze and pecans. Thaw in a refrigerator, overnight.

Makes 12 servings

 

Ingredients:

 

1 c graham cracker crumbs

3 T sugar

2 T butter, melted

3 - 8 oz. packages low-fat cream cheese, softened

1 1/2 c cooked blackeyed peas, drained & rinsed, or one 15 oz. can

2 T all-purpose flour

1 1/2 c packed brown sugar

3 eggs, separated

2 t vanilla

1 1/2 c chopped pecans

Maple syrup & pecan halves for garnish

 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine crumbs, sugar & melted butter, press into the bottom of a 9” spring form pan.

3. Bake 5-6 minutes until lightly toasted.  Set aside.

4. In a mixing bowl combine cream cheese, blackeyes & flour, blend at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended.

5. Gradually add brown sugar, blend until smooth.  Add egg yolks, beating well after each addition.

6.  In another large bowl, whip egg whites until stiff & glossy, but not dry.  Fold egg whites & nuts into cream cheese misture.  Pour into prepared crust.

7.  Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the edges are golden brown & the center is almost set.

8.  With a knife, loosen the cake from the rim of the pan.  Cool on a wire rack, cover and chill.  Remove pan rim.

9.  Brush with maple syrup & garnish with pecan halves.

 

Available Online at http://www.usdrybeans.com/2010/08/pecan-praline-cheesecake/

 

 

 

Great Northern Variety Trial Tour

This is the first year since I have worked at Stateline that we have facilitated a Great Northern variety trial.  There are some new varieties on the market and we wanted to see how they stacked up against the varieties that have been widely used for a while.  Varieties included are Coyne, Ivory, Marquis, Beryl-R, Aries & 3138.  At our tour on August 29th, all varieties were starting to turn.  Ivory was the earliest in the trial and 3138 appeared to be the longest in maturity.  We will provide the yield data once the trial has been harvested and the data analyzed.  Thank you all who came to the field tour and to the Bayard American Legion for a DELICIOUS lunch!  We hope to do another Great Northern trial next season.  We also want to thank Craig & Corey Henkel - Henkel Farms for their patience & hard work in putting a variety trial in their field!

Dr. Carlos Urrea from the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research & Extension Center also tested his new lines in the same field alongside our trial.  He plans to release one of them soon and the yield potential, disease resistance, plant structure and maturity in his lines all look to be something that will work extremely well in our area.  We greatly appreciate his cooperation with us on our variety trials. 

UNL - NDBGA Bean Field Tour

The Nebraska Dry Bean Growers Association and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research & Extension Center put together a great program for the field tours this year.  We saw updates on a variety of projects including Measuring Field Loss in Direct Harvest, Disease Management, Deficit Irrigation Strategies, Insect Resistance, Breeding Programs, Fertility, & Effects of Water Allocations on Net Returns/Acre for various crops.  Thank you for keeping us all up to date on the newest research taking place and for putting our check-off dollars to such good use!

Great Northern & Pinto Variety Trial Tours

Stateline Dry Bean Variety Trial Tours
Join Us Thursday, August 29th!
Henkel Farms - 10:00 am - Great Northern Trial Varieties include – Coyne, Beryl-R, Marquis, Ivory, Aries (5106) & 3138
Directions: From Highway 26 East of Minatare, Turn South on CR 36, in 1/2 Mile turn East into driveway and plot is on the South side of driveway.
12:00 Noon - Lunch at Bayard American Legion
Flats Farms - 3:00 pm - Pinto Trial Varieties Include – Lariat, Galeena, LaPaz, Sinaloa, Monterrey, Santa Cruz, Medicine Hat, Windbreaker, ND307, Montrose & Poncho
Directions: From our new Receiving Station in Mirage Flats (Hwy 87 & 440th Rd), Travel East 3 miles to 420th Lane, Turn North and travel to 470th Road, Turn East and plot is in 1/2 Mile on South side.

Farmer's Day Off Golf



Images of Pea Harvest

Pea Harvest has been going for almost a month now and we are still going strong.  The challenges of drought weren't the only ones we received from Mother Nature in our first year of pea harvest.  A plague of hail storms, wind and torrential downpours have swept through certain areas of the growing region in the past few weeks, causing stress for everyone involved.  But the crop continues to roll across the scales at our Hemingford, Mirage Flats and Bridgeport locations.  Below are some images from grower field visits and the first truck we received at the Mirage Flats station this year.