AG 201 - Agriculture Technology and Innovations

4 Credit Hours
Lecture Hrs. 4

An introduction to agricultural power and machinery (engines, power transmissions including hydraulics, tillage machinery, calibrations, and harvesting equipment, agricultural electrification and applications (circuits, motors, controls, and materials handling and processing), agricultural structures (plans, loads, construction materials and layout and design). An introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAV) used in precision agriculture. This course will focus on hands-on learning of hardware and software on the college farm, discussion on related topics and ideas, and federal licensing requirements.
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