Cutting Mayocoba Beans for Harvest

Cutting Mayocoba Beans for Harvest

One of the first steps of bean harvest is to cut the bean plants and leave them in a windrow to dry before combining them. Although direct harvest (making just one pass through the field) is becoming more prevalent, many farmers in our area still harvest in this...
Colorado Mayocoba Beans Right Before Harvest

Colorado Mayocoba Beans Right Before Harvest

This year’s crop of Colorado Mayocoba beans has been developing beautifully! Here is the last video we took in the Hungenberg’s field – the one we have been following all season – before they began their bean harvest. You can see the dramatic...
Almost Time for Bean Harvest!

Almost Time for Bean Harvest!

Bean harvest time is almost here! Enjoy this short video showing the progress of two of the main fields we have been tracking this growing season with you all, Loren’s pinto bean field and the Hungenberg’s Mayocoba bean field. With bean harvest almost...
Mayocoba Beans in the Field

Mayocoba Beans in the Field

We have been tracking a beautiful field of Mayocoba beans, also called yellow beans, to show you what these incredible plants look like at different stages of development. The field was planted in late May of 2022. About 1 month after planting, we visited to see how...