Abstract: A system and method for extracting and densifying agricultural plastic from a crop bed includes a mower configured to cut plant material on a crop bed. The mower includes a frame, and a brush and blade attached to the frame. The brush is preferably configured to sweep plant material along the edge of the crop bed into the path of the blade. The system further includes an extractor system having an extractor head assembly for lifting the agricultural plastic from the crop bed after mowing is completed. Embodiments of the extractor system may include a frame, a roller rotatably attached to the frame, and an extractor head assembly positioned rearward of the roller. Agricultural plastic engaged by the extractor head assembly is pulled over the roller. The system may include a winding device configured to densify the agricultural plastic after it has been extracted and lifted off the bed.

Abstract: A device for removing plants or portions of plants from the plant bed includes a frame having forward and rearward ends, and first and second containment coulters attached to the frame in side-by-side alignment. The first and second containment coulters define a space between them. A rotary cutter is rotatably attached to the frame rearward of the first and second containment coulters. A portion of the rotary cutter extends into the space between the first and second containment coulters. The rotary cutter includes a plurality of teeth along a peripheral edge thereof. A shroud is attached to the frame and extends over at least a portion of the containment coulter pair and the rotary cutter. The shroud includes side walls that extend downward from the top of the shroud along at least a portion of the height of the pair of containment coulters and the rotary cutter.