Corn Field After Harvesting With A Combine Harvester. Royalty-Free Stock Image

Maize, Zea mays, also known as corn, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. The grains of the corn are used for human food. The corn is a major source of animal feed. When the grain is used for feed, the rest of the plant (the corn stover) can be used later as fodder, bedding (litter), or soil conditioner.A corn harvester is a machine used on farms to harvest corn, stripping the stalks about one foot from the ground shooting the stalks through the header to the ground. The corn is stripped from its stalk and then moves through the header to the intake conveyor belt.