This short paper has been written more as a position paper intended to stimulate discussion than as a research or experience description paper. 1. The traditional scenario of mechanization Since the 18th century humankind has reassigned to machines jobs previously performed by human beings and animals, and this process is well understood. Assume you have to harvest a huge field or to assemble t...

Most 'Concord' vineyards in Arkansas have been trained to the Umbrella Kniffin (UK) system and pruned to a 30+10 schedule. In the Geneva Double Curtain (GDC) training system (a 1.2 m divided double curtain "T" type trellis) shoots are positioned vertically toward the vineyard floor. Under northern conditions, this system allows better distribution of fruiting spurs, reduced shading of interior ...

The article considers the current state and prospects of ship repair production in Murmansk, taking into account development strategy shipbuilding industry up to 2035. There has been given a retrospective Murmansk shipyard functioning general picture processes mechanization. outline plants operation city region given. are listed regional enterprises capable performing full range works including...

M i l k i n g cows three times a day ( 3 x 1 to increase production is not a new idea. The practice has been confined mainly to purebred herds, but with rising costs for facility expansion, increases in labor efficiency through mechanization, and higher herd average production levels, 3X milking may be worth considering as a long-term strategy for many commercial herds. While it may seem inappr...

in this paper the use of farm machinery in sugar beet farms in farsprovince was studied. the necessary data, with two-stage cluster sampling method in fasa, eghlid and darab cities on 2004- 2005 were collected. from 203 farmers selected for the study. 113 of them were in high level mechanization group and 90 of them were in low level mechanization group. in this study, the effect of farm machin...