Forage harvesters (‘foragers’) for feed
production: foragers chop grass, corn
or other plant into small pieces which
are then compacted together in a storage silo for fermentation to feed livestock.
Specialist harvesters: tailor-made machines have been developed for the automated harvesting of other fruits
and crops such as potatoes, carrots,
sugar beet, grapes, cotton or apples.
One key challenge for these machines is
how to ensure perfect extraction while
maintaining the physical integrity of the
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