Agricultural engineers


Agricultural engineers apply knowledge of engineering technology and biological science to agriculture. (See biological scientists and agricultural and food scientists elsewhere in the Handbook.) They design agricultural machinery and equipment and agricultural structures. Some specialties include power systems 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. Agricultural engineers work in research and development, production, sales, or management.



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Iranian Agricultural Engineer off to Australia - Sep 30, 2006
ISNA,TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (ISNA)-The first Iranian group of Tehran's Agricultural Engineering and Natural Resources Organization members were ...

Engineer helped foil terror plot: CBC - Oct 13, 2006
Toronto Star,A young agricultural engineer played a key role in foiling an alleged terrorist plot to attack several Canadian targets, the CBC reported today. ...

2nd mole played key role in bomb plot probe - Oct 13, 2006
CBC Nova Scotia,A young agricultural engineer became a mole for Canadian authorities during a sophisticated sting operation earlier this year because he wanted to help prevent ...

Mole helped uncover plot - Oct 15, 2006
Gulf Times,CBC, in a report carried on its website (http://www.cbc.ca) and on its evening news program, said the young agricultural engineer was now part of a witness ...

Penn State explores the nation's energy problems - Oct 9, 2006
State College News,Jim Garthe, agricultural engineer, began working in 1993 to convert nonrecyclable agricultural waste plastic into a clean burning energy source. ...

Study links breast cancer to farm work - Oct 13, 2006
Grist Magazine,..."This type of application is extremely effective," says agricultural engineer Lei Tian, "because it applies herbicide directly to the plant, instead of ...

Mole helped crack alleged terror ring - Oct 14, 2006
Ottawa Citizen (subscription),A young Egyptian-Canadian agricultural engineer served as a mole for police and spy agencies prior to dramatic anti-terrorism raids in Toronto last summer, the ...

Composting may be alternative in wake of horse slaughter bill - Oct 13, 2006
innovations report,...is a growing and accepted practice among feedyards and dairies, said Dr. Brent Auvermann, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station agricultural engineer who has ...

Robot Has The Potential To Control Weeds - Oct 11, 2006
Technology News Daily,...two small cameras mounted on a frame on top of the machine to give the robot depth perception, just like a human, said Lei Tian, agricultural engineer at the U ...

Drought Can Mean Changes in Well Water Quality - Oct 9, 2006
CattleNetwork.com,...much of the past several years, and that fact may have affected the quality of the region’s well water, a Kansas State University agricultural engineer said. ...

UGA irrigation technology may expand throughout Southeast - Oct 5, 2006
Gainesville Times,Variable-rate irrigation takes this into consideration, says Calvin Perry, an agricultural engineer with the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental ...

UGAirrigation technology studied in other states - Oct 2, 2006
BladePlus,Variable-rate irrigation studied in other states takes all of this into consideration, says Calvin Perry, an agricultural engineer with the UGA College of ...

AG scientists offer farmers harvest advice - Oct 2, 2006
Monsters and Critics.com,Purdue University agricultural engineer Dirk Maier says cleaning and performing maintenance on grain bins reduces crop spoilage and damage, while proper ...

Experts question tightening of dust emissions for farmers - Oct 8, 2006
Journal and Courier,It depends on the time frame of the monitoring process, Conley said. Purdue agricultural engineer Dirk Mayer doesn't think the effects will be huge. ...

Engineers put idealism to work - Oct 2, 2006
Baltimore Sun,Ball organized the KwaZulu-Natal project with the help of David Alcock, an agricultural engineer with a South African group called the Church Agricultural ...






More information on Agricultural engineers from The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
Overview of Agricultural engineers occupation
Number of Agricultural engineers in the U.S.
Salary and earnings for Agricultural engineers
Working conditions for Agricultural engineers
Significant points for Agricultural engineers
Training requirements for Agricultural engineers




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