Farm Power and Machinery

Catalog description

This course covers basic skill-level operation and maintenance of agricultural equipment, including tractors, tillage, planting, and harvesting machinery. Safe operational practices, proper machine and implement inspection and set-up, and basic operational skills will be covered. Precision agricultural technology, equipment management, and field layout will be discussed. The lab activities will include the operation of machinery in the field laboratory. The lecture portion of this course may be offered in a distance education format.