Peanut picking machine is a kind of mechanical equipment specially used for picking peanuts, which can effectively help farmers to finish the peanut picking, improve picking efficiency and reduce labor intensity. Then, can the peanut picker pick soybeans? This has always been a hot topic in the agricultural field.

First of all, we need to understand the working principle of peanut picker. Peanut picking machine is a kind of agricultural machinery and equipment specially used for picking peanuts. It can pick mature peanuts from plants through a series of devices and transmission systems, and then send peanuts to distribution devices or containers through conveyor belts or other devices. The appearance of soybeans is quite different from that of peanuts, so it is not easy for peanut picking machine to pick soybeans successfully.

Secondly, we need to consider the particularity of soybeans. The soybean is an important food crop, and its planting area and yield are at a high level in China. However, because the growth habit and fruit characteristics of soybeans are different from other agricultural products, specially designed picking equipment is needed to finish the picking of the soybean efficiently. However, the traditional peanut picking machine is not optimized for the characteristics of soybeans, so it is often inefficient when picking soybeans, and even causes damage to soybean plants.

Besides, from the perspective of economic benefits, it is not cost-effective to use peanut picking machine to pick soybeans. Although the peanut picker has certain advantages in picking peanuts, it needs a lot of R&D investment and technical transformation if it is to be modified to meet the soybean picking work. Moreover, even after modification, its picking efficiency and picking quality can not be compared with the mechanical equipment specially designed for soybean picking. Therefore, in the long run, using special soybean picking equipment is a more sensible and economical choice.

To sum up, although the peanut picking machine is excellent in picking peanuts, it is not suitable for picking soybeans. In view of soybean picking, we should choose machinery and equipment specially designed for soybean picking from the perspectives of technology, economy and practical operation, so as to better improve the picking efficiency and quality of soybeans and make greater contributions to China’s agricultural production.