Agricultural Machinery And Equipment Management

Agricultural engineers provide farmers with the technical equipment they need, i.e., machines and implements such as tractors, transport and conveyor technology, plant production and the technology needed in animal husbandry as well as forage harvesting and conservation. Thus, this profession requires a background in and sound knowledge of mechanical engineering as well as agricultural production.

Content

• Mechanical engineering basics in developing, designing, and manufacturing agricultural machinery
• Agricultural basics: Production methods in the biosystem soil – plant – water – air
• Agricultural machinery for harvesting, soil cultivation, and distribution
• Tractor technology and terramechanics
• Hydraulics
• Machines and methods in earthworks, forestry, and municipal technology
• Field tests with modern agricultural machinery

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.