A proposal to ban the planting of soybeans in parts of Idaho where dry beans are grown has been nixed by the governor’s office. The Idaho-Eastern Oregon Seed Association and Idaho Bean Commission proposed a rule that would prohibit soybeans from being grown in southcentral and southwestern Idaho, where the state’s dry bean industry is located.Those groups say soybeans have the potential to bring in diseases that could significantly harm the state’s $70 million dry bean industry.
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