New ideas and developed technologies in agricultural operations depend to a large extent on scientific research diversity. Their results and implementation are responsible for increased agricultural production. The dynamic nature of agricultural operations and the complexity of agricultural machinery are indices of such scientific research diversity as evident in the wide spread requirements in agricultural operation if increased production must be sustained. Extensive works on agricultural mechanization and machinery utilization in agricultural production documented in this eleven chapter...

Agricultural Engineering Principles and Practice Volume 2 is the continuation of exposition on the nutty-gritty of the practice of agricultural engineering. In this volume, the soil, processing methods and animal housing and thermal environment were discussed in 3 parts. Part 1 discussed soils and water conservation practice essential for crop establishment. Basic principles of soil and water resources management, erosion control, drainage requirement and dam management are common features in this section. Plant and soil water requirements for irrigation, basic design procedures for all types...

As long as we live within environments laden with hazards, it is our responsibility to make the environment favourable by locking hazards away. Many people world over died as a result of the consequences of avoidable occupational and environmental hazards that constitute part of our workplaces. It is our responsibility therefore to provide guide for workers' safety in our workplaces, make them have a change of attitude to ensure a safe work environment. One of the greatest assets to safe-living and safe machine operation is to follow safe work procedures in order to make our workplaces safe....

As long as agriculture underpins the survival of humanity, safety remains a relevant issue to life security in and around the farm community for system sustainability. An understanding of the issues and values of hazard and safety in machinery operations will aid decision-making reinforced by principles and practice. The diversity and complexity of agricultural and related machinery have become an index for increased rate of accident and injury occurrence experienced during operations and maintenance. Therefore, the study of machinery hazards, hazard sources and points in machinery and...

Agricultural engineering principles and practices is an exposition on a previous work titled; fundamental principles of agricultural engineering practice published by same author in 2007 which only explored aspects of principles of agricultural engineering with less emphasis on production practices engaged in at every level of agricultural operations. Thus the book gave a narrowed outlook of agricultural engineering fundamentals, which is not adequate for providing relevant information in practice with agricultural engineering background undertaking at all levels of engineering training in...

This book was designed to help students acquire requisite knowledge and practical skills in technical drawing presentation and practices. The contents were scripted to prepare students for technical, diploma and degree examinations in engineering technology, technical vocations and draughtsmanship in other professions in the monotechnics, polytechnics and universities. At the end of each chapter are lists of examination standard exercises that will help students perfect their skill and proficiency in technical drawing works. Therefore, student should be able to; Understand the principles and...

The technological processes of harvesting, handling, processing, preservation and storage of horticultural crops cannot be fully appreciated without recourse to good understanding of the fundamentals of the biological nature of the crops, composition of the crop, crop utilization potentials as well as the nutritional qualities from the view point of their behaviour under prevailing or modeled atmospheric conditions. This book is designed to provide the students with a good understanding in fruits and vegetables handling, processing, and technological advances in preservation of fruits and...

The demands for food supply, socio-economic factors, environmental and technological revolution as well as political factors; many of which are spatially specific, have been identified as tools that shaped the characteristic trends in agricultural systems evolution. It is important to know that the performance of agriculture measured (before now) in terms of food, fiber and bio-energy production is now, to a large extent, measured on a range of other social and environmental outcomes, positive and negative. However, the emerging consensus of agricultural mechanization at meeting the needs of...