Subject: Science: Agriculture

Advances in Science & Technology Series: Agriculture

Agricultural Engineering Advances 1

"Patch Spraying" - new equipment enables farmers to target weeds, economical and environmentally sound; "Header/Stripper" - a new machine that harvests grains more effectively; "Giant Baler" - bales of straw are gathered more efficiently thanks to an ingenious, self-loading trailer; "Fastrac" - a high-speed tractor sure to put farmers in the "fast lane"; "Mushroom Robot" - computers and robotics improve the task of picking mushrooms; "Potato Hot Box" - this invention warns potato farmers if their crop is being harvested properly; "Mad Max Tractor" - profiles a farmer's self-designed, low-ground pressure vehicle, used for heavy loads on soggy ground. 08DR IJSCA 30 min.