Threshing
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Threshing, or thrashing, is the process of loosening the edible part of grain from the straw to which it is attached. It is the step in grain preparation after reaping. Threshing does not remove the b
A farmer in India threshes grain by hand.
An animal-powered thresher
A grain flail
Harvesters threshing in Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
Combine harvester
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The modern combine harvester, also called a combine, is a machine designed to harvest a variety of cultivated seeds. Combine harvesters are one of the most economically important labour-saving inventi
Threshing
…a type of safety guard was mandated by the Threshing Machines Act 1878. In modern developed areas, threshing is mostly done by machine, usually by a combine harvester, which harvests, threshes, and winnows the grain while it is still in the field. The cereal may be stored in a barn or silos…
A Lely open-cab combine
A "Sunshine" harvester in the Henty, Australia, region
Case harvester, 20+ mule team
Case IH Axial-Flow combine