Harvesting header for a combine harvester for harvesting crops with grains growing on stalks

A combine harvester for harvesting grains of crops, the combine harvester comprising:

• a feeder house;
• a harvesting header, removably attached to the feeder house, the harvesting header including a harvesting device which extends over an entire width of the harvesting header and which serves for harvesting the grains of the crop, wherein the harvesting header includes:
• a rear dispensing opening, wherein a crop flow is fed through the rear dispensing opening to the feeder house;
• a central portion, which is situated in front of the feeder house, and a left-hand portion and a right-hand portion which are each laterally offset in relation to the central portion,
• an additional cutting unit for processing the stalks that remain on the field after the grains have been harvested by the harvesting device;
• wherein the harvesting header is configured to feed stalks that enter the central portion to the feeder house along with the grains.

A method for harvesting a crop having grains growing on stalks with a harvesting header of a combine harvester, the method comprising:

• moving the harvesting header in a forward direction over a field;
• harvesting the crop while moving the harvesting header in the forward direction;
• selectively harvesting the grains of the crop from the stalks in a left-hand and a right-hand portion of the harvesting header;
• and
• harvesting both the grains and the stalks of the crop in a central portion of the harvesting header.