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2. Stripper (agriculture) - Wikipedia

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   Stripper is a type of harvesting machine designed for harvesting grain using the method of stripping standing crops. [1] Unlike a conventional combine harvester, this machine collects grain by stripping the spikes only, without cutting the culms at their base. Harvesting grain by stripping was known as early as the 1st century AD but was later ...

3. Combine harvester - Wikipedia

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   Advantages were faster grain harvesting and gentler treatment of fragile seeds, which were often cracked by the faster rotational speeds of conventional combine threshing cylinders. It was the disadvantages of the rotary combine (increased power requirements and over-pulverization of the straw by-product) which prompted a resurgence of ...

4. Forage harvester - Wikipedia

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   Forage harvesters can be implements attached to a tractor, [4] or they can be self-propelled units. In either configuration, they comprise a drum (cutterhead) or a flywheel [5] with a number of knives fixed to it that chops and blows the silage out of a chute of the harvester into a wagon that is either connected to the harvester or to another vehicle driving alongside.

5. Harvest - Wikipedia

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   Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulses for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper. [2] On smaller farms with minimal mechanization, harvesting is the most labor-intensive activity of the growing season. On large mechanized farms, harvesting uses farm machinery, such as the combine harvester. Automation has increased the ...

6. Agricultural machinery - Wikipedia

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   The Open Source Agriculture movement counts different initiatives and organizations such as Farm Labs which is a network in Europe, [12] l'Atelier Paysan which is a cooperative to teach farmers in France how to build and repair their tools, [13] [14] and Ekylibre which is an open-source company to provide farmers in France with open source ...

7. Threshing - Wikipedia

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   A farmer in India threshes grain by hand. An animal-powered thresher. Threshing or thrashing is the process of loosening the edible part of grain (or other crop) from the straw to which it is attached. It is the step in grain preparation after reaping. Threshing does not remove the bran from the grain. [1]

8. The National Farm and Home Hour - Wikipedia

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   Everett Mitchell, host of The National Farm and Home Hour. The National Farm and Home Hour was a variety show that was broadcast in various formats from 1928 to 1958. Aimed at listeners in rural America, it was known as "the farmer's bulletin board" and was produced by the United States Department of Agriculture with contributions from, and the cooperation of, various farm organizations (among ...

9. Grain storage on subsistence farms - Wikipedia

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   Grain loss can be caused by mold growth, bugs, birds, or any other contamination. One method of preventing loss is hermetic grain storage. Hermetic grain storage strives to eliminate all exchange of gases within the storage system. This mitigates bacterial activity and prevents rodents and bugs from being able to breathe inside the storage ...