Harvesting is accomplished using mechanical harvesters of a variety of configurations.

Now international agricultural corporations have moved in, bringing modern farming techniques and mechanical harvesters.

Some companies have decided the new marketing is not enough and are trimming costs by using mechanical harvesters.

Weeks later, a mechanical harvester shakes them down.

"I even thought I'd try a mechanical harvester so I wouldn't have to cook anymore," she said.

The Cooperative harvests an average of 500 acres per day using combine-style mechanical harvesters.

To prevent this nuisance condition, the City uses a floating mechanical harvester to remove excess growth during the summer months.

Finally in the 1950s, new mechanical harvesters allowed a handful of workers to pick as much as 100 had done before.

Canopy-shaking mechanical harvesters are increasingly being used in Florida to harvest oranges.

Harvest usually occurs in late September and is almost universally done by hand rather than with the use of mechanical harvesters.