Farm Tools and Equipments for Agriculture

Dr. Surendra Singh:Fellow, Elected 2010. Born in Ballia, UP, India on 1 January 1951. Educated at Govt. Primary School Kasaunder, Ballia, 1956-61; Govt. Middle School Bhimpura, Ballia, 1961-64; Govt. Higher Secondary School, Gorakhpur, 1964-68; Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, 1968-71; G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, 1971-76; Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1977-78; The Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1978-81. B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.) 1976; M. Engg. 1978; Ph.D. 1981. Scientist Pool (CSIR), 1982-83; Assistant Engineer, 1983-86; Agricultural Engineer, 1986-94, and Professor, PAU, Ludhiana 1995-2007; Project Coordinator, All India Coordinated Research Project on Farm Implements and Machinery, CIAE Bhopal, 2007-12. Awards/Honours: ISAE Commendation Medal, 1995-96 & 2001; INAE Innovative Student Project Award, 2006; Institution of Engineers (India) honoured in recognition of Eminence and contribution to the Profession of Agricultural Engineering, 2009; ISAE Dr. K.N. Nag Gold Medal, 2011; ISAE Gold Medal, 2016 Consulting Editor, Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), Agril. Engg. (1996-2006); Chief Editor, Agricultural Engineering Today, Quarterly Journal of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers; Technical Advisor, Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association, AMMA-India.

• 1. Introduction 2. Land levelling equipment 3. Tillage equipment 4. Seeding, planting and transplanting equipment 5. Weeding and fertilizer application equipment 6. Plant protection equipment 7. Harvesting and threshing equipment 8. Forage harvesting equipment 9. Farm tools and equipment for horticulture, plantation and hill agriculture 10. Farm tools and equipment for dryland agriculture 11. Straw management equipment.