Harvesting is the process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields and on smaller farms, harvesting is the most labor-intensive activity of the growing season. On large and modern farms, harvesting is done with the most expensive and sophisticated farm machinery, such as the combine harvester. A specialized harvesting equipment utilizing conveyor belt mimic hand picking and replaces the manual task of removing each seedling by hand. The completion of harvesting marks the end of the growing season, or the growing cycle for a particular crop, and it is the focus of seasonal celebrations such as harvest festivals. Harvesting equipment includes combines, such as John Deere S-Series and T-Series combines, corn heads, draper platforms and auger platforms. IronSearch features harvesting equipment manufacturers such as Case IH, New Holland, and Case making combines, cotton pickers, corn heads and grain heads.
