John Deere brand,Deere & Company,C670i,combine harvester,farm machinery, Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK

• Contributor: Tony Smith / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2D9H19X
• File size: 57.1 MB (2.6 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 6 August 2018
• Location: Grappenhall,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4

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The modern combine harvester, or simply combine, is a versatile machine designed to efficiently harvest a variety of grain crops. The name derives from its combining three separate harvesting operations—reaping, threshing, and winnowing—into a single process. Among the crops harvested with a combine are wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn (maize), sorghum, soybeans, flax (linseed), sunflowers and canola. The separated straw, left lying on the field, comprises the stems and any remaining leaves of the crop with limited nutrients left in it: the straw is then either chopped, spread on the field and ploughed back in or baled for bedding and limited-feed for livestock. Combine harvesters are one of the most economically important labour saving inventions, significantly reducing the fraction of the population engaged in agriculture John Deere is the brand name of Deere & Company, an American corporation that manufactures agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axles, transmissions, gearboxes) used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment