The kernels begin to develop and fill in the husks. In four to six weeks, the kernels become fully developed and become hard or ripe. A wheat head may have between 30 to 50 kernels when it is ready to harvest. The grain is harvested by a combine, augured into trucks, and hauled to farm storage or to a grain elevator. From there, it goes to millers, bakers, cereal producers, livestock feeders, and many other processors.
Wheat is made into flour for cakes, cookies, and breads.
Crackers, cereals, and macaroni are also made from wheat. From this one little super seed, the world is fed. The farmer circles around the field in his combine until the bin behind his cab is full of wheat. Then he augers the wheat from the bin on the combine to the wheat truck. The farmer continues his path around the field.