"The mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture."
Introduces students to the various machines and equipment used in farming operations.
Types of farming equipment: Identifies the different kinds of machinery used in agriculture, such as tractors, cultivators, and plows.
Maintenance and repair: Teaches how to keep farm equipment in good working condition and fix it when it breaks down.
Safety precautions: Focuses on safety measures that should be taken when operating farm equipment to prevent accidents.
Precision agriculture technologies: Examines the combination of technology and farming practices to improve accuracy and efficiency in agriculture.
Soil management: Focuses on controlling soil fertility, texture, and structure for the purpose of growing crops.
Irrigation: Teaches the efficient use of water resources in agriculture.
Crop management: Explores the technologies, procedures and practices of planting, growing, and harvesting crops.
Harvesting, threshing, and drying: Teaches the best ways to harvest and process crops for maximum yield and quality.
Livestock management: Covers the care and management of livestock such as cattle, sheep, and pigs.
Agricultural cost accounting: An important topic for farmers, since it teaches how to keep inventory records and calculate profits and losses.
Agricultural marketing: Analyzes the strategies needed to reach out to the market and sell the products produced on the farm.
Renewable energy for agriculture: Covers various renewable energy systems such as wind and solar power, their advantages for farmers, and how to integrate renewable energy with farms.
Farm management techniques: Teaches the business and financial management practices involved in running a farm.
Agricultural policy and regulations: Discusses laws and regulations surrounding agriculture such as land use, environmental laws, and tax laws.
The history of agriculture: Looks at the evolution of farming practices through time, its impact on societies, and how agriculture has impacted modern life.
Tractors: A powerful vehicle with large rear wheels that is used to pull or push agricultural machinery, till fields, and transport crops.
Harvester: A machine that is used to reap, thresh, and clean crops such as corn, rice, wheat, and soybeans.
Combine harvester: A harvester that combines three separate operations: Reaping, threshing, and winnowing - into a single machine.
Plows: A machine that is used to turn over and loosen the soil, enabling seeds to be planted.
Seed drills: A machine that is used to sow seeds at a uniform distance and depth.
Planters: A machine that is used to place young plants (such as seedlings) into the ground at a regular spacing.
Fertilizer spreaders: A machine that is used to spread fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides.
Mower: A machine that is used to cut and shape grass, hay, and other vegetation.
Sprayers: A machine that is used to spray fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides onto crops, plants, and fields.
Cultivator: A machine that is used to remove weeds and loosen the soil around plants.
Irrigation equipment: A machine that is used to deliver water to crops, plants, and fields.
Bale handlers: A machine that is used to transport and stack hay and straw bales.
Grain dryers: A machine that is used to remove moisture from grain before storage.
Threshers: A machine that is used to separate grains from the stalks and husks.
Skid steer loaders: A versatile machine that can be used for a variety of tasks such as loading, grading, and etc.
Semi-trucks: A large truck that is used to transport crops and produce from the field to storage or market.
Dump trucks: A truck that is used to transport loose material such as gravel, sand, topsoil, and other material.
Hay rakes: A machine that is used to collect hay that has been cut and dried.
Forage harvesters: A machine that is used to chop and harvest crops such as corn, grasses, and alfalfa for feed.
Livestock feeding equipment: A variety of equipment used for feeding and watering livestock such as cattle, pigs, and sheep.
"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."