Patent ID: 9615511
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A01D,A01F

Claim:
1. A method for harvesting batches of harvest material using a combine harvester, the method comprising: moving the combine harvester through harvest material, wherein the harvest material is located in a field with multiple research plots, and wherein each research plot defines at least one batch of harvest material; transporting a first batch of harvest material into a threshing area, wherein the conveyance device into the threshing area deposits the first batch of harvest material above the threshing area; threshing said first batch of harvest material prior to the entry of a second batch of harvest material into the threshing area, so that the second batch of harvest material remains separate from the first batch of harvest material; and repeating the transporting and threshing steps for successive batches of harvest material, so that each batch of harvest material remains separate from the preceding batch of harvest material.