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Agricultural engineering is the engineering discipline that studies agricultural production and processing. Agricultural engineering combines the disciplines of mechanical, civil, electrical and chemical engineering principles with a knowledge of agricultural principles according to technological principles. A key goal of this discipline is to improve the efficacy and sustainability of agricultural practices.[1] One of the leading organizations in this industry is the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.[1]

ASABE standards

The ASABE provides safety and regulatory standards for the agricultural industry. These standards and regulations are developed on an international scale and include topics on fertilizers, soil conditions, fisheries, biofuels, biogass, feed machinery, tractors, and machinery.[1]

Specialties

Agricultural engineers may engage in any of the following areas:

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.[2] A full history of events directly and indirectly influenced by agricultural engineering, see here.

Agricultural engineers

Agricultural engineers may perform tasks such as planning, supervising and managing the building of dairy effluent schemes, irrigation, drainage, flood 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 bio-systems 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.

The 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 [1] 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
Florida A&M University Biological Systems Engineering [2]
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/ bse at wisc.edu
Université Laval Génie Agroenvironnemental [3]
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 Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru School of Agricultural Engineering [4]
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Mexico Irrigation, Soils, Plant Science Department portal.chapingo.mx/irrigacion/
Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Mexico Agricultural Engineering http://www.uaaan.mx/v3/
Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering [5]
National University of Colombia Agricultural Engineering www.ing.unal.edu.co/
Federal University of Grande Dourados, Brazil Agricultural Engineering http://portal.ufgd.edu.br/
University of Campinas, Brazil Agricultural Engineering www.unicamp.br/unicamp/[permanent dead link]
University of São Paulo, Brazil Biosystems Engineering [6]
Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil Agricultural Engineering [7]
Federal University of Lavras, Brazil Engineering Department [8]
Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil Engineering Centre [9]
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Faculty of Agronomy & Forest Engineering http://agronomia.uc.cl/
University of Concepción (Campus Chillán), Chile Agricultural Engineering [10]
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Faculty of Agronomy (FAUBA) [11]

Europe

Institution Department Web site
Agricultural Engineering Agricultural Engineering and Technology 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 [12]
Atatürk University, Turkey Agricultural Structures and Irrigation www.atauni.edu.tr
Ege University, Turkey Faculty of Agriculture [13]
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
Namik Kemal University, Turkey Agricultural Engineering http://ziraat-en.nku.edu.tr/
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, [14]
Universiteit Gent, Belgium Faculty of Bioscience Engineering [15]
K.U. Leuven, Belgium Faculty of Bioscience Engineering www.kuleuven.be/english
Szent Istvan University, Hungary Faculty of Mechanical Engineering www.gek.szie.hu
U.C. Louvain, Belgium Faculty of Bioscience Engineering [16]
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
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India Agricultural Engineering https://sites.google.com/a/tnau.ac.in/aecrikum/

https://sites.google.com/a/tnau.ac.in/aecri-cbe/

RAJENDRA
CCS Haryana Agricultural University,Hisar,India Agricultural Engineering http://hau.ernet.in/coaet/coaet.php
Nims University,Jaipur,India Agricultural Engineering https://web.archive.org/web/20160813023642/http://nimsuniversity.org/schools/nims-engineering-technology-schools/nims-school-of-agricultural-engineering/
IIT KHARAGPUR Agricultural Engineering http://www.agri.iitkgp.ernet.in/
Institute Of Engineering - Purwanchal Campus, Tribhuvan University, Dharan, Nepal Agricultural Engineering http://www.ioepc.edu.np
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 and Technology www.caebapatla.co.in
Punjab Agricultural University,Ludhiana,Punjab,India Agricultural Engineering [17]
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar Agricultural Engineering [18]
Nagaland University Agricultural Engineering and Technology [19]
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/[permanent dead link]
Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture and Technology, Allahabad, India Agricultural, Water, Resources, Food, and Energy Engineering http://shuats.edu.in/
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering [20]
Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Indonesia Biosystem Engineering [21]
Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia Mechanical and Biosystem Engineering, Food Science and Technology, Agroindustrial Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering [22]
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering [23]
University of Southeastern Philippines Agricultural Engineering [24]
Bangladesh Agricultural University Agricultural Engineering and Food Engineering [25]
Sylhet Agricultural University Agricultural Engineering and Technology [26]
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh Agricultural Engineering [27]
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru,Karnataka, India Agricultural Engineering www.uasbangalore.edu.in
University of agricultural sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India Agricultural Engineering http://uasraichur.edu.in/index.php/en/
Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology, Digos City, Davao del Sur Agricultural Engineering [28]
Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines Agricultural Engineering http://www.xu.edu.ph/
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar Pakistan Agricultural Engineering, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Farm Machinery [29]
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Bangkok, Thailand Agricultural Engineering [30]
Central Mindanao University - Maramag, Bukidnon Agricultural Engineering http://www.cmu.edu.ph/
A. S. ENGINEERING ENTERPRISE - RAMRAJATALA, HOWRAH Agricultural Equipment http://www.asagroups.com/
Central Luzon State University (CLSU) Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering http://www.cenclsu.ph/
PJTS Agricultural University, Hyderabad Agricultural Engineering http://www.pjtsau.ac.in
Bahawal-din-Zakriya University Multan,Pakistan(BZU) Agricultural Engineering https://www.bzu.edu.pk/
Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia Biosystems Engineering https://bioprocess.unimap.edu.my/index.php/academic/undergraduate-programmes/19-biosystems-engineering-undergraduate
Sindh Agriculture university tandojaam Agricultural Engineering sau.edu.pk

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "ASABE". www.asabe.org. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  2. ^ "ASABE website". Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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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