Advances in Agricultural Machinery and Technologies

by Guangnan Chen (Editor)

Overview

The agricultural industry is facing challenges on a global scale, including the limited availability of arable lands and fresh water, as well as extreme climate change. Machinery is an integral part of agriculture and farming systems. Continuous improvement in agricultural machinery performance is essential to meet the growing population. This book presents information on innovations and advances in agricultural machinery and production technologies. It discusses a wide variety of agricultural machinery and equipment ranging from the ones developed/used for row crops, horticulture, nursery, livestock, and irrigation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498754125
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/15/2018
Pages:	488
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr Guangnan Chen is currently an Associate Professor in agricultural engineering at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a PhD degree in 1994. Before joining the University of Southern Queensland in early 2002, he worked for two years as a post-doctoral fellow and more than five years in a private consulting company based in New Zealand.

Dr Chen teaches and researches in the subjects of agricultural machinery, agricultural materials and post-harvest technologies, agricultural soil mechanics, and sustainable agriculture. He has so far published more than 100 papers in various international journals and conferences, including two edited books and 10 invited book chapters. He is currently also the Secretary of Board of Technical Section IV (Energy in Agriculture), CIGR (Commission Internationale du Genie Rural), which is one of the world’s top professional bodies in agricultural and biosystems engineering.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Power, Machinery Systems and Alternative Fuels. Planting Equipment and Conservation Agriculture. New Harvester

Development. Irrigation Engineering, Soil and Water Management. Agricultural automation. Agricultural Post-Harvest

Technologies. Drying Technology. Food Treatment and Packaging. Built Environment and Greenhouse Engineering. Horticulture

Machinery. Livestock Production Equipment. Animal Waste Management. Technology for Biomass Production and Utilisation.

Other New and Emerging Technologies. Economics of Agricultural Machinery. Agricultural Machinery Management. Barriers and

Risks for the Development and Implementation of New Technologies in Agriculture. Systems Integration. Case Studies.