The farm planning problem is a critical aspect in the design of decision support systems (DSSs) for complex farm advising. Traditionally, the approaches to this problem have been very simple and unable to manage the complexity of the problem, which involves scheduling of field tasks, investment analysis, machinery selection, cost/benefit analysis, and other aspect of the agricultural production...

Fusarium wilt of cotton, caused by F. oxysporum f sp.vasinfectum, was first recognized in Australia in 1993. The pathogen can be seed borne and it can also be dispersed in soil and crop residues attached to vehicles and machinery and carried in irrigation and flood water. Infection is favored by cool, wet spring conditions and shallow development of roots. The rapid increase in the distribution...

Studies over the past few years have clearly shown that noise levels are rela tively high on tractors, and other farm machinery, and that farmers as a group suffer from noise induced hearing loss (3, 5, 6). Evidence is increasing that noise may also affect man's non-auditory systems and his psychological state (4), but much less research work has been done on this subject, especially at the far...

Farm mechanization is a crucial component of contemporary agriculture. Along with lowering labour costs and human drudgery, it increases productivity. Mechanization enhances the safety comfort agricultural workers, efficiency which other inputs are used, quality added value produce. The present study assesses adoption pattern farm at level among 120 sample paddy farmers West Godavari district A...

For Brij Singh, electrifying John Deere's heavy-duty vehicles reflects his past. Singh grew up on a farm in India, and is committed to bettering agriculture's future. Deere, headquartered Moline, Ill., leader agricultural, construction, forestry, turf-care machinery. power-electronics engineer, has been working replace the internal combustion engines used company's equipment with hybrid (diesel...

Farm machinery like water sprinklers (WS) and pesticide sprayers (PS) are becoming quite popular in the agricultural sector. The WS PS two distinct types of machinery, mostly powered using conventional energy sources. In recent times, battery solar-powered have also emerged. With current PS, main drawback is lack intelligence on use decisions autonomous control. This paper proposes a novel mult...

Agricultural injuries involving the hand and upper extremity are common, debilitating injuries that reflect the significant occupational hazards associated with the agricultural industry. Farm injuries occur in all age groups and are associated with significant resource utilization and treatment costs. Most of these injuries are associated with machinery, including tractors, power take-off devi...

Corrosion is the deterioration of materials by chemical interaction with their environment. The consequences of corrosion are many and varied. The effects of these on the safe, reliable and efficient operation of equipment or structures are often more serious than the simple loss of a mass of metal. The two main reasons for replacing machinery or equipment include upgrading old equipment and su...