Agricultural Machinery and Precision Agriculture
Tractors, seeding and harvest equipment, and the sensors and data behind precision farming.
AGRI-230 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Agriculture
Course content
- 1Mechanization in agricultureComing
- 2Tractors and powerComing
- 3Tillage and seeding equipmentComing
- 4Sprayers and fertilizer applicatorsComing
- 5Harvesting machineryComing
- 6Machinery costs and selectionComing
- 7GNSS guidance and auto-steerComing
- 8Yield monitoring and mappingComing
- 9Variable-rate technologyComing
- 10Remote sensing and drones on the farmComing
- 11Farm data managementComing
- 12A precision agriculture plan: a case studyComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Tractors, seeding and harvest equipment, and the sensors and data behind precision farming.
Part of the Agriculture & Food stream, typically taken in year 2.