ABSTRACT
Harvesting is done with the most expensive and complex farm equipment, like the combine harvester, on large, mechanized farms. The term “harvesting” refers to the immediate post-harvest handling, which includes sorting, cleaning, packing, and transporting the product to a wholesale or retail market, or additional processing on the farm. Mechanized harvesting has a number of advantages, the most important of which is speed and cost per ton. Crops that require only one harvest can benefit from the usage of automated harvesters. Harvesting is done with care when wages are paid weekly, biweekly, or monthly. However, harvesting can become reckless when payment is made by box, meter of row, or number of harvested plants. In some crops, curing is a necessary step after harvesting to produce a high-quality product. It is a mechanism that causes a quick reduction of surface humidity. Curing also causes some tissue alterations while halting further dehydration.
