Great Bardfield, Braintree, Essex, UK. 29th July, 2014. The wheat harvest starts . This is very early for this part of the country. A combine harvester is cutting the wheat at ground level. The wheat goes into the harvester where the straw is separated from the wheat and the grains of wheat are separated from the chaff. The grains of wheat go into a tank in the harvester which is periodically unloaded into a trailer. Credit: William Edwards/Alamy Live News
The wheat harvest starts on 29th July 2014 in Great Bardfield, Braintree, Essex, UK. This is very early for this part of the country. A combine harvester is cutting the wheat at ground level. The wheat goes into the harvester where the straw is separated from the wheat and the grains of wheat are separated from the chaff. The grains of wheat go into a tank in the harvester which is periodically unloaded into a trailer. The straw and chaff fall out of the back of the harvester while the grain is is sold for making flour or animal feed depending on its quality. copyright william Edwards/ Alamy live news
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Location: Bell Lane, Great Bardfield, Braintree, Essex, England, GB, UK
Photo credit: © William Edwards / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: agriculture, arable, bread, combine, corn, farm, farming, food, grain, harvest, harvester, summer, wheat
