AGRICULTURE
Agricultural engineers may engage in any of the following areas:
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design of agricultural machinery, equipment, and agricultural structures
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internal combustion engines as applied to agricultural machinery
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agricultural resource management (including land use and water use)
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water management, conservation, and storage for crop irrigation and livestock production
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surveying and land profiling
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climatology and atmospheric science
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soil management and conservation, including erosion and erosion control
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seeding, tillage, harvesting, and processing of crops
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livestock production, including poultry, fish, and dairy animals
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waste management, including animal waste, agricultural residues, and fertilizer runoff
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food engineering and the processing of agricultural products
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basic principles of circuit analysis, as applied to electrical motors
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physical and chemical properties of materials used in, or produced by, agricultural production
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bioresource engineering, which uses machines on the molecular level to help the environment.
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Design of experiments related to crop and animal production