Agricultural Engineering & Machinery Books

Based on the case studies from varied agricultural and ecological regions in Asia and Africa, this book discusses the need for adopting new paradigms between rainfed and irrigated agriculture, catchment/micro-watershed management approaches, upgrades in science-based development and more investments in rainfed areas.

A manual for trainers in development organizations who are preparing their staff to work together with farmers in developing technologies appropriate to ecological agriculture. The approach mirrors the type of interaction between facilitator and farmers in Participatory Technology Development.

5th edition.

This work is a highly illustrated general introduction to Ransomes' products, an output that touches on the concerns of a varied range of enthusiasts, including those interested in steam, working horses, tractors and grass-cutting equipment.

Here, Brian Bell details the extraordinary developments in tractor power, capability, safety and comfort since the late 40s. Even 60 years ago, it was not unusual to see a threshing contractor with his steam engine hauling a drum and elevator from farm to farm during the winter months

The diversity of horticulture and its machinery is catered for in this book by sections on two and four-wheeled tractors, cultivation, sowing, crop protection, and harvesting equipment. Further chapters cover grass cutting, turf care, grounds maintenance, irrigation, and glasshouse equipment.

Covering the period 1920-1990, this book deals with the development of the smaller machines used on estates, allotments, nurseries and large gardens.

This video of archive film extracts focuses mainly on the development of tractors from 1945 to the present day. Rare footage is included of the 1917 Fordson Standard, the first mass-produced tractor in America. Coverage includes today's computer-controlled tractors with air-conditioned cabs.

The nineteenth century was the great age of steam. This title traces the history and development of the agricultural use of steam power from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the end of the Second World War and considers how it was actually used.

How To Use Implements on Your Small-Scale Farm describes in detail how to use the implements in detail, including their function, how they are attached and removed from tractors, when to use them, and basic maintenance and repair. Implements and equipment covered include: hitches; PTO shafts; plows, discs, harrows, and Roto-tillers; fertilizers and spreaders; seed drills and planters; cultivators

A bestselling author and photographer turns his lens on this iconic American tractor from International Harvester's first 1924 Farmall line to the new compact tractors being produced by Case-NewHolland today.

Highlights the need for enhancing the effectiveness of land stewardship and management of the world's natural resources to meet the need of the growing global population for conservation, sustainable development, and the use of land, water, and other natural resources.

Irrigated agriculture and the use of water resources in agriculture face the challenges of sustainable development. This book provides analysis of the various aspects of water resource utilization in agriculture. It covers the different aspects of sustainability, including environmental, technical, economic, institutional and social ones.

Examining in detail the tractor models with which Harry Ferguson was involved, this video charts his progress from the early collaboration with David Brown, through the Ford years and up to the FE35 and the formation of Massey Ferguson.

Cyrus Hall McCormick is known as the inventor of the reaper. He reaped his greatest laurels, however, in making his invention into giant corporation. The McCormick Harvesting Machine Company was among the first American enterprises to turn abroad and reap in foreign fields too. Though intensive use of basic material, this study examines the various stages of the development of the Company into a .

Starting with the early experiments that led to the Model F at Dearborn in 1917, this book follows the development of the Fords on through to the Model N and the E27N to the widely successful Diesel Major and its little brother, the Dexta.

Agricultural water management includes many topics - farm-level and regional water management, irrigation, drainage, and salinity management of cultivated areas, and collection and storage of rainfall in relation to soil properties and vegetation. This book presents research from around the world.

The Doe Triple D became a legend in its own lifetime. It was one of the most unorthodox tractors ever built and had two engines, four wheel drive and could articulate through nearly 90 degrees. This illustrated account tells the full story of this remarkable tractor and the company that built it.