A haulm cutting apparatus (2) comprises lateral and vertical guiding means or surfaces (7’) and a first, rotatable shear (11) rotatable around an axis of rotation extending in a direction with a vertical component. The apparatus further comprises a counter shear (12) for cooperation with the first, rotatable shear (11), and the first, rotatable shear(11) and the counter shear (12) are positioned in a side-by-side relationship relative to a direction of travel (14) during operation.
