Agricultural engineering
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Agricultural engineering is the discipline of engineering in agricultural, food, and biological systems. Agricultural engineers design agricultural machinery and equipment and agricultural structures. Some specialties include power system and machinery design; structures and environment; and food and bioprocess engineering. They develop ways to conserve soil and water and to improve the processing of agricultural products. 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. Agricultural engineers work in production, sales, management, research and development, or applied science.
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Areas of interest
- Biosystems engineering
- Ergonomics, Safety and Health
- Emerging Areas
- Information and Electrical Technologies which includes Remote sensing
- Food and Process Engineering
- Forest Engineering
- Power and Machinery, which includes Machine design
- Soil and water engineering, which includes Irrigation, Drainage, stormwater management and erosion control.
- Structures and environment, which includes designing livestock housing as well as structures such as grain elevators and greenhouses
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See also
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External links
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Official Site
- Agricultural Engineering Job Outlook and Salary Information
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