Typically, harvesting represents the final stage of crop production at field level and essentially brings the farming season to a close. In many cases, harvesting is the most labor intensive farm operation and not infrequently associated with the drudgery of rural life. The development of machines that could successfully harvest most if not all agricultural crops has been greeted with enthusiasm. And yet challenges remain.
Crop husbandry shifts to new sources of power only after tillage, transport, threshing, and seeding have done so. Seeding and planting. Animal and tractor-drawn machines are capable of greater precision than hand methods for only a few agricultural operations, especially seeding and planting. Mechanical means of seeding may lead to modest direct improvements in yields and may be attractive in land-scarce countries with intensive farming.

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Typically, harvesting represents the final stage of crop production at field level and essentially brings the farming season to a close. In many cases, harvesting is the most labor intensive farm operation and not infrequently associated with the drudgery of rural life. The development of machines that could successfully harvest most if not all agricultural crops has been greeted with enthusiasm. And yet challenges remain.
Crop husbandry shifts to new sources of power only after tillage, transport, threshing, and seeding have done so. Seeding and planting. Animal and tractor-drawn machines are capable of greater precision than hand methods for only a few agricultural operations, especially seeding and planting. Mechanical means of seeding may lead to modest direct improvements in yields and may be attractive in land-scarce countries with intensive farming.

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