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Fall represents the peak season for harvesting two of the most-widely grown crops in Illinois: soybeans and corn. Illinois farmers grow more soybeans than farmers in any other state, and Illinois ranks second in corn production behind Iowa. Scroll through the slideshow to learn the definitions of some terms commonly used in autumn on the farm.

Ride along with us during harvest, hear the sounds inside a combine and get a taste of what takes place in this episode of the Partners podcast.

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This Will County farmer finishes harvesting soybeans with a combine. A different combine head or front end, will be attached and used to harvest corn in the background. Photo credit: Mike Orso

Combine – A machine designed to efficiently harvest a variety of grain crops, the name derives from its combining three separate harvesting operations – reaping, threshing, and winnowing – into a single process.

See more: How Do Combines Work? (VIDEO)

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