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Before climbing into the combine, Tim Hashman, left, and John Thomas, Nebraska Extension Educator, discuss the plan for harvesting the dry beans in the Pod Ceal research project.
By Chabella Guzman, PREEC Communications
On a warm September day along the edge of the Sandhills in Box Butte County, a combine harvested dry edible beans. The beans were in an On-Farm Research project by John Thomas, Nebraska Extension Educator at Box Butte County, and Tim Hashman, the farmer and driver of the combine. The project looked at a product called Pod Ceal.
"Last year, we had a hailstorm come through before harvest, and it (Pod Ceal) actually helped to keep the pod from shattering," Hashman said. "This year, I'm hoping we see a sizable reduction in harvest loss."
Pod Ceal is meant t...
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