Farming 101: Combining Field Corn (multiple videos and photos) Last week, the green cornstalks of summer were already a fall gold and dry enough to harvest. Marty was again driving the combine and I was happily riding along to shoot video. This is field corn - not sweet corn, which is a different kind of corn. Clip 1 - Combine cut stalks down. The auger at the bottom spun to separate the ear of corn from the stalk. The kernels were removed from the ear and stored up top. Clip 2 - Top view where