combine harvester
Field crop processor
A combine harvester is a large agricultural machine that harvests grain crops in a single pass, performing what once required separate operations: cutting the stalks, threshing to separate grain from chaff, and cleaning the grain for collection.
Usually shortened to combine: The combines were running late into the evening during wheat harvest.
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- concaveCurving inward, not outward
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
chopper · spreader · cab · axle · tracks · wheels · engine · hydraulics
Cutting crops for collection
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- separatingDividing into parts
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
gathering · unloading · swathing · ground speed · tank capacity · sample collection · cleaning · throughput
Cereal crop for flour
- barleyGrain for malt
- oatsCereal grain for porridge
- riceStaple cereal grain
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
corn · soybean · canola · sorghum · millet · rye · sunflower · lentils
Post-summer cooling period
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
- chaffProtective seed coverings
- long daysExtended periods of daylight
- dustFine settled particles
grain trucks · rush · deadline
Satellite-powered route direction
- autosteerAutomated directional control
- telematicsRemote vehicle data transmission
- moisture sensorsDevices detecting water content
- variable rateAmount that fluctuates
automation · data analytics · satellite imagery · self-leveling · remote monitoring · fleet management
John Deere
Agricultural machinery manufacturer
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rotor · chopper · spreader · cab · axle · tracks · wheels · engine · hydraulics · separator
reaping
Cutting crops for collection
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- separatingDividing into parts
cutting · gathering · unloading · swathing · ground speed · tank capacity · sample collection · cleaning · throughput
wheat
Cereal crop for flour
maize · corn · soybean · canola · sorghum · millet · rye · sunflower · lentils · chickpeas
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
dust · grain trucks · rush · deadline
GPS guidance
Satellite-powered route direction
- autosteerAutomated directional control
- telematicsRemote vehicle data transmission
- moisture sensorsDevices detecting water content
variable rate · automation · data analytics · satellite imagery · self-leveling · remote monitoring · fleet management
- Innovationselectricity, steam engine, printing press, telephone, telegraph
- crop farmingplanting, tractors, fertilizing, fertilizer, seed selection
- grain farmingwheat, wheat field, wheat fields, wheat farming, corn
- harvestreaping, wheat sheaf, reap, gathering, crops
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- heavy vehiclessemi truck, semi-truck, eighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, big rig
combine harvesterhand harvesting
Gathering crops without machinery
scythe · sickle · hand labor · hand-picking · subsistence farming
combine harvesterseed drill
Machine for sowing crops
planter · seeder · transplanter · cultivator · tiller
combine, harvest, combined, combination, harvesting, combining, harvester, harvested, reaper