Testing and Evaluation of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment

Testing and Evaluation of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment
Author: D. W. Smith
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1994
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789251034583

This bulletin provides principles, practices and procedures for testing machines and also determines aspects of a machine's performance that can be evaluated. It is directed towards those involved in the evaluation of machinery, and primarily towards users on small farms. Evaluation of farm equipment may be appropriate at any stage in its development, from first prototype to batch and series production.

European Yearbook 1987

European Yearbook 1987
Author: Pierre Drillien
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 1022
Release: 1989-06-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780792300892

The European Yearbook promotes the scientific study of nineteen European supranational organisations and the OECD. Each volume contains a detailed survey of the history, structure and yearly activities of each organisation and an up-to-date chart providing a clear overview of the member states of each organisation.

OECD Development Pathways Multi-dimensional Review of Paraguay Volume I. Initial Assessment

OECD Development Pathways Multi-dimensional Review of Paraguay Volume I. Initial Assessment
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2018-07-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9264301909

Paraguay has achieved strong and resilient growth and made progress across a range of development outcomes since it emerged from a prolonged period of economic and political instability in the early 2000s. In 2014, the country adopted its first National Development Plan, setting course towards ...

Safety, Health and Welfare in Agriculture and Agro-food Systems

Safety, Health and Welfare in Agriculture and Agro-food Systems
Author: Marcello Biocca
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2022-03-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030980928

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations and applications in the field of agricultural biotechnology, agro-food systems and forestry, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the 5th International Conference on Safety, Health and Welfare in Agriculture and Agro-food Systems (SHWA), held in Ragusa, Italy, on September 15-18, 2021. The papers cover a range of topics such as agricultural assistive technologies, machine milking, animal welfare, sustainable livestock farming, work organization and logistic in agro-food supply chain, agricultural instrumentation and equipment, safety and health in building, agriculture 4.0, automation, occupational health, precision farming, effect of landscapes on human health, environmental safety, rural health, agricultural machinery, ROPS, augmented reality and IoT, cyber security. The contributions included in the book were selected by means of a rigorous peer-review process, and offer an extensive and multidisciplinary overview of interesting solutions in the field of sustainable agriculture.