harvester
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"Sometimes the wheat's too dry, so the grain is too small and risks being thrown out with the straw" by the combine harvester, said Franck Laborde, FNSEA's head of climate risk.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Philip is a harvester of periwinkles, but says the sea snails - a delicacy in the Niger Delta - are hard to come by these days in the mangroves and swamps.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
When his harvester broke down in 2023, the repairs cost him $73,000, and the work was done at one of Deere’s authorized dealers because he had nowhere else to go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Moffett suggests the cone ants may be feeding on tiny, energy-rich particles they remove from the harvester ants' bodies, possibly fragments from the seeds the larger ants collect.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
At last Ton-Ton stretched and smiled as though he’d had a fine meal.“I, uh, I won’t tell anyone why we’re late,” he said.“I’ll say the harvester broke down.”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
The Taylor family is credited with helping to pioneer numerous innovations, from bagged salads to the U.S. industry’s first automated harvesters for romaine lettuce, cabbage and celery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
He said he had seen videos that showed flocks of ravens hovering behind the harvesters so they could “feast on the carnage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
The commission has created a collection and distribution system to supply traditional foods to schools, built partnerships with producers and harvesters strengthening the local food system, and enhanced connections to traditional foods and practices.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2024
For more than 20 years, salmon caught outside their typical range have been recorded by subsistence harvesters who target other Arctic species, including Dolly Varden and Arctic char.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
First there was the local apple crop, threatening to rot because the harvesters had all gone into the army or war factories.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
