A transitive verb meaning to harvest or reap crops. It is often used in a literary or older style and often overlaps with 取る (to take/harvest).
秋になって田んぼで稲を穫る作業が始まった。
In autumn the work of harvesting rice in the fields began.
今年は天候に恵まれて、多くの作物を穫ることができた。
This year the weather was favorable, and we were able to harvest many crops.
昔は手で穫ることが多かったが、今は機械で穫る農家が多い。
In the past crops were often harvested by hand, but now many farms use machines to harvest.