WHEAT FARM
Wheat is a grass which is widely
cultivated and harvested for its seeds. Wheat is a very common staple food
which is used worldwide due to its high carbohydrate content. According to
archeological records wheat was first cultivated in regions of the fertile
crescent around 9600 BCE. Initially all work of wheat harvesting was done by
hands. But as the time passed, new technologies and equipment was invented
which reduced the farmers work in harvesting the wheat. Nowadays most of the
work of wheat harvesting are done with the help of machineries.
The combine header is one of such
technology which helps the farmers with wheat harvesting. It is very frequently
used machinery which allows the farmers to harvest the wheat without any hard
work. The combine header has a removable header that is designed for particular
crops such as wheat. The standard combine header has a reciprocating knife
cutter bar and also features a revolving reel with metal teeth that allows the
crop to fall into the auger once it is cut.
WHEAT HARVESTING
Some of the other wheat headers
includes the draper headers which uses a fabric or rubber apron instead of the
cross auger. Draper headers allows a faster feeding and in turn leads to lower
power requirements. On many farms, platform headers are used to cut wheat,
instead of separate wheat headers, so as to reduce overall costs and reduce the
farmers work.
Other than this there has also been
new researches about the development of improved water and nitrogen use, pest
and disease protection and drought resistance techniques. All of these
researches can help the farmers to ease their work in wheat harvesting. Also,
it makes wheat are more cost-efficient for the farmers.
