Editor’s note: This is part four of a five-part series on the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s recent visit to northwestern Wisconsin, reflecting Wisconsin’s diverse agricultural businesses.
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Chippewa Valley Bean: export powerhouse
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Chippewa Valley Bean Company has about a half-dozen "Bob" combines for kidney bean harvest.
Chippewa Valley Bean Company's dark-red kidney beans are exported around the world, with the largest market in western Europe.
Jeff Lyon, deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, left, talks with Cindy Brown, president of Chippewa Valley Bean Company, about her company's computerized shipping-schedule program.
Jeff Lyon, with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, tours the kidney-bean-processing plant at Chippewa Valley Bean Company near Menomonie, Wisconsin.
Dark-red kidney beans await processing at Chippewa Valley Bean Company.
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