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Agricultural engineering is the engineering of agricultural production and processing.

Agricultural engineering combines the disciplines of mechanical, civil, electrical, Food
science and chemical engineering principles with a knowledge of agricultural principles
according to technological principles. A key goal of this discipline is to improve the
efficacy and sustainability of agricultural practices.[1]

Contents

 1History
 2Specialties
o 2.1Agricultural engineers
 3ASABE standards
 4Education
o 4.1Academic programs in agricultural and bio-
systems engineering
 5See also
 6References
 7Further reading

History[edit]
The first use of agricultural engineering was the introduction of irrigation in large scale
agriculture. The practice would not expand until the industrial revolution.
With the rise of tractors and machines in the industrial revolution, a new age in
Agricultural Engineering began. Over the course of the industrial revolution, mechanical
harvesters and planters would replace field hands in most of the food and cash crop
industries. In the 20th century, with the rise in reliable engines in
airplanes, cropdusters were implemented to disperse pesticides. The introduction of
these engineering concepts into the field of agriculture allowed for an enormous boost in
the productivity of crops, dubbed a "second agricultural revolution".
In the late 20th century, Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs) were created, giving
another large boost to crop yields and resistance to pests. [2]

Specialties[edit]
Agricultural engineers may engage in any of the following areas:
  design of agricultural machinery, equipment, and
agricultural structures
 internal combustion engines as applied to
agricultural machinery
 agricultural resource management (including land
use and water use)
 water management, conservation, and storage for
crop irrigation and livestock production
 surveying and land profiling
 climatology and atmospheric science
 soil management and conservation,
including erosion and erosion control
 seeding, tillage, harvesting, and processing of crops
 livestock production, including poultry, fish,
and dairy animals
 waste management, including animal waste,
agricultural residues, and fertilizer runoff
 food engineering and the processing of agricultural
products
 basic principles of circuit analysis, as applied to
electrical motors
 physical and chemical properties of materials used
in, or produced by, agricultural production
 bioresource engineering, which uses machines on
the molecular level to help the environment.
Crop processing and Storage which deals with post harvest handling of crops

 Design of experiments related to crop and animal

production
 Controlled-environment agriculture
Agricultural engineers[edit]
Agricultural engineers may perform tasks such as planning, supervising and managing
the building of dairy effluent schemes, irrigation, drainage, flood water control systems,
performing environmental impact assessments, agricultural product processing and
interpret research results and implement relevant practices. A large percentage of
agricultural engineers work in academia or for government agencies such as the United
States Department of Agriculture or state agricultural extension services. Some are
consultants, employed by private engineering firms, while others work in industry, for
manufacturers of agricultural machinery, equipment, processing technology, and
structures for housing livestock and storing crops. Agricultural engineers work in
production, sales, management, research and development, or applied science.
In the United Kingdom the term Agricultural Engineer is often also used to describe a
person that repairs or modifies agricultural equipment.

ASABE standards[edit]
The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, now known as the American Society of
Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), was founded in 1907.[3] It is a leading
organization in the Agricultural Engineering field. The ASABE provides safety and
regulatory standards for the agricultural industry. These standards and regulations are
developed on an international scale and include topics on fertilizers, soil conditions,
fisheries, biofuels, biogas, feed machinery, tractors, and machinery. [1]

Education[edit]
The first curriculum in agricultural engineering was established at Iowa State
University by J. B. Davidson in 1905.
Many universities have graduate programs dedicated to the study of agricultural
engineering and bioengineering. These programs are important to the continuation of
education and advancement in the field.[4]
Academic programs in agricultural and bio-systems
engineering[edit]
Main article: List of College and University Agricultural Engineering Departments

See also[edit]

Agricultural machine as play structure

 Agriculture and Agronomy portal

 Engineering portal

 Agricultural education
 Agricultural science
 Agronomy
 Bioresource engineering
 Copper alloys in aquaculture
 Industrial agriculture
  Institution of Agricultural Engineers
 List of agricultural machinery
 Mechanized agriculture
 Water softening

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:    "ASABE". www.asabe.org. Retrieved  2018-04-13.
a b

2. ^ "ASABE 100 years of innovation"  (PDF).  ASABE.

3. ^ "ASABE website". Archived from the original  on 14 May
2009. Retrieved  15 May  2009.
4. ^ Peterson's (2011-05-01).  Graduate Programs in
Engineering & Applied Sciences 2011 (Grad 5).
Peterson's. ISBN 978-0-7689-3091-7.

Further reading[edit]
 Brown, R.H. (ed). (1988). CRC handbook of
engineering in agriculture. Boca Raton, FL.: CRC
Press. ISBN 0-8493-3860-3.
 Field, H. L., Solie, J. B., & Roth, L. O.
(2007). Introduction to agricultural engineering
technology: a problem solving approach. New York:
Springer. ISBN 0-387-36913-9.
 Stewart, Robert E. (1979). Seven decades that
changed America: a history of the American Society
of Agricultural Engineers, 1907-1977. St. Joseph,
Mich.: ASAE. OCLC 5947727.
 DeForest, S. S. (2007). The vision that cut drugery
from farming forever. St. Joseph, Mich.:
ASAE. ISBN 1-892769-61-1.
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