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Using the Engineering Literature, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Using the Engineering Literature, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Bonnie A. Osif
August 2011
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
600 pages
25h 45m
English
CRC Press
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Agricultural and Food
Engineering
Kathy Fescemyer and Helen Smith
INTRODUCTION
Agricultural engineering is a multidisciplinary profession that relies on expertise in both the engi-
neering and the agricultural elds. The roots of agricultural engineering go back to the earliest
civilizations with the origin of the hoe, early irrigation systems, and other early farming methods.
Over time, advances in agricultural machinery resulted in more efcient crop production; irriga-
tion and drainage developments produced more usable land resources, while conserving natural
resources; advances in agricultural buildings resulted in a healthier environment ...
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