Abstract: A harvester selectively harvests edible crowns ready for harvesting. The harvester may include an imaging system for capturing image(s) of the edible crowns and a de-leafing component that removes leaves of the broccoli plant. For example, broccoli plants typically have an abundance of leaves that reside beneath, alongside of, and even above the edible crowns. The leaves may conceal the edible crowns and impact a quality of the image(s). The de-leafing component may be positioned in front of the imaging system, relative to a direction of travel of the harvester, to remove the leaves and isolate or expose the edible crown. Therein, the imaging system may image the edible crowns for use in determining whether the edible crowns are ready for harvesting.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and system for wet or dry processing of plant material is provided. The apparatus has an enclosure attached to a frame. The apparatus includes: (a) a cylindrical rotatable drum for receiving the plant material, the rotatable drum having a plurality of slots; (b) a cutting module for cutting portions of the plant material that pass through one or more said slots; and (c) a plurality of nozzles for ejecting a liquid within the enclosure. The apparatus may further include a controller having a processing unit and a memory, the memory containing instructions for directing the processing unit. The controller may be operable to selectably control operations of the rotatable drum, the cutting module, and the plurality of nozzles. The cutting module may include a plurality of cutting reels. The cutting module and the rotatable drum may be coaxial. The cutting module may include a plurality of blades rotatable about the drum.

Abstract: An adjustable gathering chain assembly for a header of an agricultural harvester includes a drive unit, a driven unit spaced from and movable with respect to the drive unit and an endless gathering chain extending between the drive unit and the driven unit. An adjustment unit including an idler member in engagement with the gathering chain is operable to move the idler member with respect to the drive unit in order to move the driven unit between first and second positions relative to the drive unit whereby the header may effectively harvest both standing crop and downed or lodged crop depending on harvesting conditions.

Abstract: The object of this Patent comprises the action of flexible nylon cords (3), spirally attached in parallel axis (2), rotating one opposed to the other, producing pounding impacts on the standing uncut plants in the field.

Abstract: Mushroom harvesting equipment with an intake section that reaches over the mushroom cultivating bed, a stem cutting section and a transporting and sorting section. The mushrooms are cut off by cutting wheels and transported via wheel to the sorting section where the sorting to dimension of the mushrooms is realized by widening transporting cords. The mushrooms fall in containers placed on scales.