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Coop Elevator Michigan Black Bean Project
Working with growers in Michigan to establish a baseline on environmental and sustainable performance with black beans.
Active
Innovation
Engagement Targets
Notes: (1) Minor fluctuations in the number of retained growers is expected from year to year. These fluctuations may be due to year-over-year crop rotation effects or other factors beyond the control of the project. Enrolled acres represent the total number of acres on an individual farm in a specific year. The ability to report enrolled acres is based on the Fieldprint Project Standard requirement that individual growers enrolled in projects enter at least 10% of the acres managed for a specific crop. (2) Entered acres represent the actual number of enrolled acres for which data is entered in the Fieldprint Platform for analysis.
Objectives
Baseline
Establishing a baseline for environmental and sustainability production of black beans in Michigan.
In 2024, we had 12 growers participate in our program. Our goal to establish a baseline was successful as our customer renewed their contract and doubled the acres they have contracted for their supply in 2025. This goal is complete with a new goal to continue to expand our program offering.
Continued and Expansion of Sustainable Crop Production
The first year of our program our goal was to establish a baseline so our end use customer could see the environmental impacts of black bean production. With the baseline established our goal is to now maintain sustainable production and expand the acres in this project for our customer.
Participants
Project Lead Organization
Coop ElevatorFull
Project Details
Status
Active
Pathway
Innovation
Primary Crops
Dry Beans
Natural Resource Concern
Counties the project is located in: