Field
Agricultural Engineering
Also Known As Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Civil Engineering
Agricultural engineering applies mechanical, civil, chemical and biological engineering principles to farm machinery, irrigation and drainage systems, soil and water conservation, and the processing and storage of food and fiber after harvest, uniting the science of crop and livestock production with the equipment and structures that make it possible at scale. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core ConcernMechanizing and systematizing food, fiber and biological production, from field machinery, irrigation and drainage through post-harvest processing, storage and farm structures. 1 Core PrincipleApply mechanical, civil and biological engineering principles to the machinery, irrigation, drainage and storage systems that grow, harvest and process food and fiber at a scale a single farm could never reach by hand. 1 Connections
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Open Questions
Source Reaper (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Sources
1. Agricultural Engineering (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationHistory section
The American Society of Agricultural Engineers was founded in 1907.
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Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and design principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical, civil, electrical, food science, environmental, software, and chemical engineering to improve the efficiency of farms and agribusiness enterprises as well as to ensure sustainability of natural and renewable resources.
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Who deserves primary credit for the mechanical reaper: Obed Hussey, who patented his design in 1833, or Cyrus McCormick, who patented a competing design in 1834 and claimed an even earlier 1831 invention?
Obed Hussey patented a mechanical reaper in Ohio in 1833. Robert McCormick's son Cyrus McCormick patented a competing reaper design in 1834, and Cyrus McCormick himself later claimed the machine was actually invented in 1831, which would predate Hussey's patent. The two designs competed in the marketplace for decades and were the subject of several lawsuits.
What would resolve this A verified, independently documented date for the McCormick reaper's true first working version would settle whether Hussey's filed 1833 patent or McCormick's disputed 1831 claim has real chronological priority; no such independent record has been produced.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is agricultural engineering different from agronomy?
Agronomy is a plant and soil science that studies crop production and soil management. Agricultural engineering applies mechanical, civil, chemical and biological engineering principles to the machinery, structures, irrigation, drainage and processing systems that make farming possible, such as tractors, harvesters, grain silos, irrigation networks and food processing equipment. A crop scientist studies what a plant needs to grow well; an agricultural engineer designs and builds the machinery and infrastructure that lets a farm operate at scale.
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