Agricultural engineering

Agricultural engineering in forestry

Specialties

Agricultural engineers may engage in any of the following areas:

• design of agricultural machinery, equipment, and agricultural structures
• internal combustion engines as applied to agricultural machinery
• agricultural resource management (including land use and water use)
• water management, conservation, and storage for crop irrigation and livestock production
• surveying and land profiling
• climatology and atmospheric science
• soil management and conservation, including erosion and erosion control
• seeding, tillage, harvesting, and processing of crops
• livestock production, including poultry, fish, and dairy animals
• waste management, including animal waste, agricultural residues, and fertilizer runoff
• food engineering and the processing of agricultural products
• basic principles of circuit analysis, as applied to electrical motors
• physical and chemical properties of materials used in, or produced by, agricultural production
• bioresource engineering, which uses machines on the molecular level to help the environment.
• Design of experiments related to crop and animal production

History

The first curriculum in agricultural engineering was established at Iowa State University by Professor J. B. Davidson in 1903. The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, now known as the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, was founded in 1907.^[1]

Agricultural engineers

Agricultural engineers may perform tasks such as planning, supervising and managing the building of dairy effluent schemes, irrigation, drainage, flood and water control systems, performing environmental impact assessments, agricultural product processing and interpret research results and implement relevant practices. 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. Some are consultants, employed by private engineering firms, while others work in industry, for manufacturers of agricultural machinery, equipment, processing technology, and structures for housing livestock and storing crops. Agricultural engineers work in production, sales, management, research and development, or applied science.

In the United Kingdom the term Agricultural Engineer is often also used to describe a person that repairs or modifies agricultural equipment.

Academic programs in agricultural and biosystems engineering

Below is a listing of known academic programs that offer bachelor's degrees (B.S. or B.S.E. or B.E / B.Tech) in what ABET terms "Agricultural Engineering", "Biosystems Engineering", "Biological Engineering", or similarly named programs. ABET accredits college and university programs in the disciplines of applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology.

Americas

North America

Institution	Department	Web site	Email
Auburn University	Biosystems Engineering	www.eng.auburn.edu/	taylost at auburn.edu
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	BioResource and Agricultural Engineering	www.brae.calpoly.edu/	ksolomon at calpoly.edu
Clemson University	Biosystems Engineering		jjacks4 at clemson.edu
Cornell University	Biological and Environmental Engineering	bee.cornell.edu/	baa7 at cornell.edu
Dalhousie University	Department of Engineering (Agricultural Campus)	www.dal.ca	Cathy.Wood at Dal.Ca
Iowa State University	Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	www.abe.iastate.edu/	estaben at iastate.edu
Kansas State University	Biological and Agricultural Engineering	www.bae.ksu.edu/home	contact-l at bae.ksu.edu
Louisiana State University	Biological and Agricultural Engineering	www.bae.lsu.edu	DConstant at agcenter.lsu.edu
McGill University	Department of Bioresource Engineering	www.mcgill.ca/bioeng/	valerie.orsat at mcgill.ca
Michigan State University	Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering	www.egr.msu.edu/bae/	srivasta at egr.msu.edu
Mississippi State University	Agricultural and Biological Engineering	www.abe.msstate.edu	jpote at mafes.msstate.edu
North Carolina State University	Biological and Agricultural Engineering	www.bae.ncsu.edu/	robert_evans at ncsu.edu
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	Chemical, Biological and Bioengineering Department	www.ncat.edu/	sbknisle at ncat.edu
North Dakota State University	Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	www.ndsu.edu/aben/	aben at ndsu.edu
Ohio State University	Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering	fabe.osu.edu	shearer.95 at osu.edu
Oklahoma State University	Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering	biosystems.okstate.edu	daniel.thomas at okstate.edu
Oregon State University	Biological and Ecological Engineering Department	bee.oregonstate.edu/	john.bolte at oregonstate.edu
Penn State University	Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	abe.psu.edu/	hzh at psu.edu
Purdue University	Agricultural and Biological Engineering	www.purdue.edu/abe	engelb at purdue.edu
South Dakota State University	Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	www.sdstate.edu/abe/	Van.Kelley at sdstate.edu
Texas A&M University	Biological and Agricultural Engineering	baen.tamu.edu/	info at baen.tamu.edu
University of Arizona	Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	cals.arizona.edu/abe	slackd at u.arizona.edu
University of Arkansas	Biological and Agricultural Engineering	www.baeg.uark.edu/	lverma at uark.edu
University of California, Davis	Biological and Agricultural Engineering	bae.engineering.ucdavis.edu/	rhpiedrahita at ucdavis.edu
University of Florida	Agricultural and Biological Engineering	www.abe.ufl.edu/	dhaman at ufl.edu
University of Georgia	Biological and Agricultural Engineering	www.engr.uga.edu	donleo at engr.uga.edu
University of Illinois	Agricultural and Biological Engineering	abe.illinois.edu/	kcting at Illinois.edu
University of Kentucky	Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering	jokko.bae.uky.edu/BAEHome.asp	sue.nokes at uky.edu
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Biological Systems Engineering	bse.unl.edu	mriley3 at unl.edu
University of Manitoba	Biosystems Engineering	http://umanitoba.ca/	headbio at cc.umanitoba.ca
University of Minnesota	Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering	www.bbe.umn.edu/	shri at umn.edu
University of Missouri	Biological Engineering	bioengineering.missouri.edu/	TanJ at missouri.edu
University of Saskatchewan	Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science	www.engr.usask.ca	Pat.Hunchak at usask.ca
University of Tennessee	Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science	bioengr.ag.utk.edu	edrumm at utk.edu
University of Wisconsin	Biological Systems Engineering	bse.wisc.edu/	rjstraub at wisc.edu
Utah State University	Biological Engineering	be.usu.edu	ron.sims at usu.edu
Virginia Polytechnic University	Biological Systems Engineering	www.bse.vt.edu	mlwolfe at vt.edu

Mexico, Central and South America

Institution	Department	Web site
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Mexico	Irrigation, Soils, Plant Science Department	portal.chapingo.mx/irrigacion/
Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica	Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
National University of Colombia	Agricultural Engineering	www.ing.unal.edu.co/
University of Campinas, Brazil	Agricultural Engineering	www.unicamp.br/unicamp/
University of São Paulo, Brazil	Biosystems Engineering
Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil	Agricultural Engineering
Federal University of Lavras, Brazil	Engineering Department
Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil	Engineering Centre
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile	Faculty of Agronomy & Forest Engineering	http://agronomia.uc.cl/
University of Concepción (Campus Chillán), Chile	Agricultural Engineering

Europe

Institution	Department	Web site
Aarhus University	Agricultural Engineering	http://eng.au.dk/
Agricultural University of Athens, Greece	Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering	http://www.aua.gr/
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece	Hydraulics, Soil science and Agricultural Engineering	http://www.agro.auth.gr/
Ankara University, Turkey	Agricultural Engineering	agri.ankara.edu.tr
Akdeniz University, Turkey	Agricultural machinery and Technology Engineering
Atatürk University, Turkey	Agricultural Structures and Irrigation	www.atauni.edu.tr
ETH Zurich, Switzerland	Agricultural Science	https://www.ethz.ch/
Harran University, Turkey	Agricultural Machinery	ziraat.harran.edu.tr
Harran University, Turkey	Agricultural Structures and Irrigation	ziraat.harran.edu.tr
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Rural Development and Natural Resource Management	http://www.slu.se/en
University of Bologna, Italy	Agricultural engineering and mechanics	http://www.unibo.it/
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain	Agricultural Engineering	http://www.upc.edu/
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany	Water Resources and Environmental Management	http://www.bgt-hannover.de/
University of Hohenheim, Germany	Institute of Agricultural Engineering	www.uni-hohenheim.de/
University of Reading, UK	Agricultural Engineering	http://www.reading.ac.uk/
University of Liège, Belgium	Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech,
Universiteit Gent, Belgium	Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
K.U. Leuven, Belgium	Faculty of Bioscience Engineering	www.kuleuven.be/english
U.C. Louvain, Belgium	Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
University of Lisbon, Portugal	Instituto Superior de Agronomia	www.isa.utl.pt/ University of Évora, Portugal
University of Algarve, Portugal	Faculty of Sciences and Technology	www.ualg.pt/home/en/curso/1459
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal	Agronomy	http://ecav.utad.pt/vPT/Area2/Departamentos/agronomia
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria	Sustainable Agricultural Systems	http://www.boku.ac.at/
University College Dublin, Ireland	Biosystems Engineering	www.ucd.ie/eacollege/biosystems/
University of Debrecen, Hungary	Agricultural Engineering	http://edu.unideb.hu/

Asia

Institution	Department	Web site
IIT KHARAGPUR	Agricultural Engineering	http://www.agri.iitkgp.ernet.in/
North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, India	Agricultural Engineering	http://www.nerist.ac.in
Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Bapatla, India	Agricultural Engineering	www.caebapatla.co.in
Punjab Agricultural University,Ludhiana,Punjab,India	Agricultural Engineering
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar	Agricultural Engineering
Nagaland University	Agricultural Engineering and Technology
China Agricultural University	Agricultural Engineering	english.cau.edu.cn/col/col5470/index.html
Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, China	Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering	en.nwsuaf.edu.cn/
Shanghai Jiatong University, China	Biological Engineering; Food Science and Engineering	en.sjtu.edu.cn/academics/undergraduate-programs/
Xi’an Jiaotong University, China	Energy and Power Engineering	nd.xjtu.edu.cn/web/English.htm
Yunnan Agricultural University, China	Agricultural Water-Soil Engineering	www.at0086.com/YUNNAU
Zhejiang University, China	Biosystems Engineering and Food Science	www.caefs.zju.edu.cn/en/index.asp
Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology	Agricultural Engineering	http://www.ouat.ac.in/
University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan	Agricultural Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Food Engineering, and Energy Engineering	http://www.uaf.edu.pk
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia	Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia	Mechanical and Biosystem Engineering, Food Science and Technology, Agroindustrial Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Southeastern Philippines	Agricultural Engineering
Bangladesh Agricultural University	Agricultural Engineering and Food Engineering
Sylhet Agricultural University	Agricultural Engineering and Technology
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru,Karnataka, India	Agricultural Engineering	[www.uasbangalore.edu.in]
University of agricultural sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India
Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology, Digos City, Davao del Sur	Agricultural Engineering
Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines	Agricultural Engineering
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar Pakistan	Agricultural Engineering, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Farm Machinery
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Bangkok, Thailand	Agricultural Engineering
Central Mindanao University - Maramag, Bukidnon	Agricultural Engineering
A. S. ENGINEERING ENTERPRISE - RAMRAJATALA,	HOWRAH Agricultural Equipment
Central Luzon State University (CLSU)	Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering	http://www.cenclsu.ph/
PJTS Agricultural University, Hyderabad	Agricultural Engineering	http://www.pjtsau.ac.in

Oceania

Institution	Department	Web site
University of Southern Queensland, Australia	School of Civil Engineering and Surveying, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences	www.usq.edu.au
Flinders University, Australia	School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics	flinders.edu.au

See also

• Agricultural education
• Agricultural science
• Agronomy
• Bioresource engineering
• Copper alloys in aquaculture
• Industrial agriculture
• List of agricultural machinery
• Mechanized agriculture
• Water softening

References

1. "ASABE website". Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

Further reading

• Brown, R.H. (ed). (1988). CRC handbook of engineering in agriculture. Boca Raton, FL.: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-3860-3.
• Field, H. L., Solie, J. B., & Roth, L. O. (2007). Introduction to agricultural engineering technology: a problem solving approach. New York: Springer. ISBN 0-387-36913-9.
• Stewart, Robert E. (1979). Seven decades that changed America: a history of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1907-1977. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE. OCLC 5947727.
• DeForest, S. S. (2007). The vision that cut drugery from farming forever. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE. ISBN 1-892769-61-1.

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