Food Farmer Earth
A weekly series about our food and sustainable agriculture.
A Look Inside A Modern Combine Harvester
Farmers across the country (and increasingly the world) rely upon technology as an integral part of their day to day farming operations. On the Emerson Dell Farm, 5th generation farmer, David Brewer, shows us the insides of his John Deer combine harvester, a self-propelled thresher machine that separates the straw (chafe) from the grain. The soft white winter wheat grain is used primarily in pastries and crackers.