corn harvester

The grain combine harvest is commonly seen in our lives. And it is used for many years.However, corn harvesting is most rely on labour working at present.  With the acience and technology development, the corn harvester come. A corn harvester is a machine used on farms to harvest corn The corn is striped from its stalk and then moves through the header to the intake conveyor belt.

Vermeer Corporation, a leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment, introduces a new wagon-style cob collection system that will revolutionize corn harvesting by enabling farmers to harvest corn and cobs simultaneously.

The cob harvester concept was originally developed by an innovative Midwest farmer who saw a need and acted on it, “much like the founder of Vermeer Corporation, Gary Vermeer, did 60 years ago in 1948.” According to Van Roekel, test harvesting is being conducted throughout 2008 to evaluate performance and efficiency. Vermeer will then communicate product launch plan and availability for the 2009 harvest season.

The corn harvester is towed immediately behind select corn harvesting combines to collect and unload the cobs. While the main idea here is to harvest the cobs for cellulosic ethanol production, the company points out that there are many other uses for corn cobs, such as livestock feed supplement for mixed rations, livestock and pet animal bedding, blending cobs with coal to co-generate electricity, gasification to create several types of energy for industrial processes and other industrial applications including construction materials, abrasives and absorbents.