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[[Image:Manual harvest in Tirumayam.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Crops have been harvested by hand throughout most of human history.]] |
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[[Image:Harvest Hay Bales in SH.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Straw]] bales after the [[Baler|mechanical harvesting]] of a field in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.]] |
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In [[agriculture]], '''harvesting''' is the process of [[gathering]] mature [[crop (agriculture)|crops]] from the [[field (agriculture)|field]]s. Reaping is the harvesting of grain crops. The harvest marks the end of the growing season, or the growing cycle for a particular crop. ''Harvesting'' in general usage includes an immediate [[post-harvest handling]], all of the actions taken immediately after removing the crop—cooling, sorting, cleaning, packing—up to the point of further on-farm processing, or shipping to the wholesale or consumer market. |
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Harvest timing is a critical decision, that balances the likely [[weather]] conditions with the degree of crop maturity. Weather conditions such as [[frost]], and unseasonably warm or cold periods, can affect [[crop yield|yield]] and quality. An earlier harvest date may avoid damaging conditions, but result in poorer yield and quality. Delaying harvest may result in a better harvest, but increases the [[risk]] of weather problems. Timing of the harvest often involves a significant degree of [[gambling]]. |
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On smaller [[farm]]s with minimal [[mechanization]], harvesting is the most [[manual labour|labor]]-intensive activity of the growing season. On large, mechanized farms, harvesting utilizes the most expensive and sophisticated [[farm machinery]], like the [[combine harvester]]. |
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''Harvest'' commonly refers to [[cereal|grain]] and produce, but is used in reference to [[fish]] and [[timber]]. The term ''harvest'' is also used within the context of [[irrigation]] where ''water harvesting'' is referred to as the collection and run-off of rainwater for agricultural or domestic uses. |
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Before the 16th century Harvest was the term usually used to refer to the season [[Autumn]]. However as more people gradually moved from working the land to living in towns (especially those who could read and write, the only people whose use of language we now know), the word became to refer to the actual activity of reaping, rather than the time of year, and the terms Fall and Autumn began to replace it. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Harvest (wine)]] |
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*[[Harvest festival]] |
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*[[Winnowing]] |
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*[[Threshing]] |
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