"The mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture."
The design, manufacturing, and maintenance of machinery used in agriculture.
Power sources: The different types of power sources used in farm machinery, including tractors, diesel engines, electric motors, and gasoline engines.
Crop types: This topic focuses on different types of crops, such as wheat, maize, and sugarcane, and how farm machinery is used to cultivate them.
Harvesting techniques: Discusses the different techniques for harvesting crops, such as manual picking, machine harvesting, and stripping machines.
Tillage machinery: This topic covers equipment used to prepare fields for planting, including tractors, plows, and cultivators.
Irrigation systems: Discusses the different types of irrigation systems, such as drip irrigation, center pivot irrigation, and subsurface irrigation.
Precision farming: This topic focuses on using technologies like GPS and data analytics to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of farm operations.
Grain storage and handling: The equipment used to store and transport grain, including silos, grain elevators, and conveyors.
Animal husbandry equipment: Covers the use of machinery in animal husbandry, such as milking machines, feed mixers, and livestock handling equipment.
Pesticides and fertilizers: Discusses the use of chemicals in agriculture, including the equipment and techniques used to apply them to crops.
Safety protocols: This topic covers the safety measures and protocols that must be followed when using farm machinery to prevent accidents and injuries.
Maintenance and repair: This topic focuses on the maintenance and repair of farm machinery, including the necessary tools and techniques for upkeep and repair.
Farm management software: This topic covers the different types of software available to manage farm operations, including crop planning, inventory management, and financial analysis tools.
Environmental regulations: Discusses the environmental regulations that apply to farm machinery and the importance of sustainable farming practices.
Innovation in agricultural technology: This topic discusses the latest developments in agricultural technology, including robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Tractors: Used for a variety of tasks, including plowing, tilling, planting, and transporting equipment.
Harvesters: Used to harvest crops such as wheat, corn, and soybeans. They can be self-propelled or towed behind a tractor.
Planters: Used to plant seeds in rows, either by hand or using a machine.
Sprayers: Used to apply pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers to crops.
Cultivators: Used for shallow tilling of soil and weed control.
Plows: Used for deep tillage to prepare the soil for planting.
Seed drills: Used to plant seeds at a certain depth and spacing.
Balers: Used to compress hay, straw, or other crops into compact bales for storage or transport.
Spreaders: Used to distribute fertilizer, seed, or other materials over a large area.
Irrigation equipment: Used to deliver water to crops, including pumps, sprinklers, and drip irrigation systems.
Grain carts: Used to transport harvested grain from the field to storage.
Grain cleaners: Used to separate grain from other debris and prepare it for storage or sale.
Hay rakes: Used to gather cut hay into windrows for drying and baling.
Hay tedders: Used to spread and fluff hay for faster drying.
Loaders: Used for lifting and moving heavy loads, including hay bales and other equipment.
Mowers: Used to cut grass, hay, or other crops.
Tillage equipment: Includes various types of equipment used to prepare the soil for planting, including plows, discs, and cultivators.
Livestock equipment: Includes feeders, waterers, and chutes used in the care and management of livestock.
Trailers: Used to transport equipment, livestock, or other materials.
Compact equipment: Includes smaller machines designed for use on small farms or in garden settings, such as compact tractors and garden tillers.
"There are many types of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractors and the countless kinds of farm implements."
"Diverse arrays of equipment are used in both organic and nonorganic farming."
"Agricultural machinery is an indispensable part of how the world is fed."
"Agricultural machinery can be regarded as part of wider agricultural automation technologies, which includes the more advanced digital equipment and robotics."
"Agricultural robots have the potential to automate the three key steps involved in any agricultural operation (diagnosis, decision-making, and performing)."
"Conventional motorized machinery is used principally to automate only the performing step."
"Diagnosis and decision-making are conducted by humans based on observations and experience."
"Especially since the advent of mechanized agriculture, agricultural machinery is an indispensable part of how the world is fed."
"Diverse arrays of equipment are used in both organic and nonorganic farming."
"There are many types of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractors and the countless kinds of farm implements."
"There are many types of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractors and the countless kinds of farm implements."
"Agricultural machinery is an indispensable part of how the world is fed."
"Agricultural machinery can be regarded as part of wider agricultural automation technologies, which includes the more advanced digital equipment and robotics."
"Agricultural robots have the potential to automate the three key steps involved in any agricultural operation (diagnosis, decision-making, and performing)."
"Diagnosis and decision-making are conducted by humans based on observations and experience."
"Especially since the advent of mechanized agriculture, agricultural machinery is an indispensable part of how the world is fed."
"Conventional motorized machinery is used principally to automate only the performing step."
"Agricultural machinery can be regarded as part of wider agricultural automation technologies, which includes the more advanced digital equipment and robotics."
"Diagnosis and decision-making are conducted by humans based on observations and experience."