AMES, Iowa — Three Nebraska farmer-inventors have developed equipment to harvest corn cobs and other biomass that will be sought for cellulosic ethanol production. The inventions were described at ...

By the 1950s, the self-propelled combine harvester began gaining traction. Even so, many farmers still picked ear corn, stored it in cribs and processed it through portable belt-driven shellers. The ...

A new prototype for farmers fuses a commercially available combine with a custom-made grain tank, creating an articulated harvester that can carry grain in bulk. The mission and design of the ...

“Two rows at a time, slow and dirty” is how Chad Coleman describes his corn harvest. He’s surrounded by crunching, brittle corn plants, dust, parts of shredded stalks and leaves, and a deafening noise ...

As you are near or in the thick of harvest — depending on your geography — you are no doubt busy with a million different things. But is there anything you can do to help ensure an orderly corn ...

Three Amish men, sitting in a small office at the Gordonville Fire Company, hold separate conversations with three Plain Sect farmers. Sheets and sheets of white paper -- each covered with names and ...