2022 Mayocoba Bean Harvest

2022 Mayocoba Bean Harvest

About one week after the beans are cut and allowed to dry in windrows, it is time to combine! We joined the Hungenberg family to watch them harvest one of their beautiful fields of Colorado Proud Mayocoba beans, also called yellow beans. As explained in the video,...
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...