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Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

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Agricultural Systems Management

Food Supply-Chain Equipment Operations

The focus of this course is description of equipment used throughout the food supply chain from harvest/assembly to preparation for consumption. After completing this course, students will recognize how equipment systems are assembled within a facility and the role of sensing and control systems in operation of facilities for handling, manufacturing, storage, distribution and preparation of foods. Cross-listed in FdScTe.

Introduction to Graduate - Level East Asian Studies

This interdisciplinary course is a combination of student explorations of scholarly work in East Asia and subjects in these cultures. Readings and presentations on the impact of STEM in agriculture and environment on the cultures in East Asia. Students participate in group discussions of student research and professionalism. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.

UAS and Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Introduction to the fundamentals of remote sensing within the framework of Geographic Information System, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and their applications in production agriculture. Topics include remote sensing technologies, FAA regulations and rulemaking, UAS types, mission planning, image collection, processing and interpretation, and their applications in agriculture. Prereq: HCS 2260, AnimSci 2260, ENR 2000, AEDEcon 2005, ComLdr 3537, or Stat 1450; and Sr or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 3580.

Data Analytics in Production Agriculture

An overview of the principles of data management and analytics in support of field crop production. Lecture topics include: data generation and collection methods, and modeling, actionable spatial and temporal management recommendations at the sub-field level. Laboratory exercises include: broad overview and introduction to R, and its use in common data analyses in production agriculture. Prereq: 3580 or 4580, and ComLdr 3537 or AnimSci 2260 or HCS 2260 or ENR 2000 or AEDEcon 2005; or Grad Standing; or permission of instructor.

Grain Handling, Drying, and Milling

Principles of handling, drying, storing, and milling grain. Grain handling equipment will include grain pits, conveyors, augers, bucket elevator, and hazard monitoring. Drying and storage will include dryeration, in-bin counterflow drying, batch and continuous flow systems. Dry milling principles will include methods, applications, and parameters such as separation of particle size by sieve. Prereq: Math 1130, 1131, 1148, 1149, 1150, or 1151.

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