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harvester

[hahr-vuh-ster] / ˈhɑr və stər /


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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

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

There may also be advantages for the harvester ants.

From Science Daily Apr. 14, 2026

Mr Aird's combine harvester will, weather willing, be harvesting all day, live on the website.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2025

When the growing cycle was over,Ton-Ton came out with a huge, slow-moving harvester.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Nebraska farmer Guy Mills figures he has spent more than half a million dollars over the past eight years on repairs to his Deere DE 1.07%increase; green up pointing triangle tractors and harvesters.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

Mechanization soon followed, with threshing machines and combine harvesters leaving less behind for gleaners to collect.

From Salon Jan. 28, 2025

The industry is turning to robot harvesters, hydroponic tabletop farming and other developing technologies to address some of those challenges.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2024

Currently, there has been much interest in using piezoelectric nanogenerators -- devices that convert mechanical vibrations, stress, or strain into electrical power -- as acoustic energy harvesters.

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 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




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