distribution of water vapor in the atmosphere of the room poultry houses is usually an effective and economical solution to reduce heat stress of the chickens. experimental studies were conducted in a small saloon located in the farm machinery department of shiraz university. the rotary cup fogging system consisted of a cup which was derived by dc motor. rotational speed of the cup caused the w...

INCE 1974, FOLLOWING PUBLICATION of Schuh’s “The Macroeconomics of Agriculture,” much research effort has been devoted to determining whether and how monetary policy affects the farm sector. One of the more active areas of interest has been the question of whether changes in the money stock affect the farm! nonfarm product relative price ratio. The reason for this particular interest, as descri...

All walks of life actively promoted emerging technologies when modern agricultural science and technology from the West were introduced to China in late Qing Dynasty. Despite machinery being highly popular during more than 100 years since, traditional farm tools have not been completely replaced instead gradually become symbols representing farming culture. From perspective ecology health, this...

The technique of the processor farm has become very widely used for paral-lelising applications, often being mentioned without reference to any source. The goal of this work has been to put together a complete and rigorous understanding of what the technique can be used for and what is needed in order to arrive at an eeciently farmed application. This paper consists of these two parts. We have ...

This contribution is based on the personal experiences of the author as a typical crop farmer in Holland in 1925-1991, as a researcher at the Dutch Institute of Agricultural Engineering (19541964), and as the Director of that Institute in the period 1964-1983. In essence, the 20th century developments in mechanized agriculture are considered from a historical perspective. The future of farm mec...

Malaysia’s paddy sector frequently relies on machinery in its activities, from land preparation until harvesting. However, the shortfall of meeting domestic demand, ineffective use machinery, mismanagement, and technical inefficiency were among sector’s challenges. This study analyses socio-economic effect efficiencies Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) Integrated Area Barat Laut Se...

Abstract The operation of farm machinery requires an operator with better operational and technical skills to ensure efficient effective use the machinery. These competences are necessary avoid breakdowns during field operations that can affect machine operating costs. This research aims evaluate operators’ competence in maintenance Field surveys were conducted three regencies Riau Province, na...