Agricultural engineering is the engineering discipline that
applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and
processing. Agricultural engineering combines the disciplines of mechanical,
civil, electrical and chemical engineering principles with a knowledge of
agricultural principles.
Agricultural engineers may perform tasks 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.
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