agricultural engineering

American  

noun

1. the branch of engineering involved with the design of farm machinery, with soil management, land development, and mechanization and automation of livestock farming, and with the efficient planting, harvesting, storage, and processing of farm commodities.

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Etymology

Origin of agricultural engineering

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

“It was disappointing. I was thinking that could be an opportunity to upgrade oneself in terms of work and study in America”, said Muzamil Abdulmola, 31, who has a degree in agricultural engineering.

From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2020

She loved her studies, he says, sitting in a room at Christchurch's Lincoln University where she was working towards a masters degree in agricultural engineering.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2019

Mr. Barbosa studied agricultural engineering, but Mexico was moving away from its reliance on small family farms.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2017

While his parents were not farmers, Woodward’s grandparents influenced his choice of agricultural engineering as he spent time as a boy on their farm.

From Washington Times • Aug. 13, 2017

I studied agricultural engineering at Emory, and Anatole was in political science and geography.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver