This paper identified the factors influencing the rice crop residue burning decision of the farmers and the potential of the burnt residue to generate electricity. For this study, data were collected from 400 farmers in the rice-wheat cropping system. Effects of different variables on the burning decision of rice residue are investigated through logit model. A number of factors had significant ...

Ted Keen, a farmer from Wilson County, lost his life when a tractor trailer truck traveling 70 miles per hour rear-ended his tractor in the spring of 2003. This incident was the catalyst for addressing the issue of highway safety with farm equipment. Research data also indicated that this was a need for farmers in Wilson and the surrounding counties. The University of North Carolina Highway Saf...

Abstract This study was conducted to investigate the impacts of compacted and non-compacted soils induced by traffic farm machines equipment during agricultural operations on some mechanization properties (e.g. Draught Force, Specific Resistance, Energy Use Efficiency Soil resistance cutting shaping). The experiment spring season 2022 in one farms that located about 30 km Northwest Mosul city -...