Lesson 1Tractors: matchin engine power, PTO, transmission type, hydraulic capacity, an tire options to tasksGuides tractor selection by matchin engine power, PTO, hydraulics, an transmission to implements an tasks. Considers ballast, tire or track options, fuel efficiency, an future expansion of farm operations.
Engine horsepower, torque, and load profilesPTO power, speeds, and implement matchingTransmission types and field operating rangesHydraulic flow, remotes, and hitch capacityBallast, tires, tracks, and soil compactionLesson 2Combine an grain handlin equipment: threshin capacity, header width, grain tank size, unloadin rateFocuses pon combines an grain handlin equipment, coverin threshin an cleanin capacity, headers, grain tanks, an unloadin. Addresses matchin machine size to harvest windows, residue goals, an transport limits.
Header width, crop types, and field lossesThreshing, separation, and cleaning settingsGrain tank size, sensors, and fill managementUnloading auger length, rate, and logisticsResidue spreaders, choppers, and field prepLesson 3Water systems fi cattle: well/pump sizin, storage tanks, trough systems, frost protection considerationsAddresses design of cattle water systems, from well an pump sizin to storage an trough layout. Considers peak demand, pressure, frost protection, an energy use fi ensure reliable, clean water in varied climates.
Estimating herd water demand and peak flowWell yield, pump curves, and pipe sizingStorage tanks, elevation, and pressure controlTrough design, placement, and flow hardwareFrost protection, insulation, and heat optionsLesson 4Implements fi soil work: plows, cultivators, disk/vertical tillage tools — workin width, draft requirements, power drawExamines soil-workin implements such as plows, cultivators, an tillage tools. Focuses pon workin width, draft, an power draw relative to soil type, residue, an erosion goals, supportin efficient, soil-conservin operations.
Moldboard, chisel, and strip‑till comparisonsField cultivators, harrows, and seedbed prepDisk and vertical tillage tool selectionWorking width, draft force, and tractor matchResidue management and erosion impactsLesson 5Livestock systems machinery: feed mixers, bale processors, waterers, cattle handlin equipment specificationsCovers machinery fi feedin an handlin livestock, includin mixers, bale processors, waterers, an handlin systems. Emphasizes capacity, power requirements, animal flow, safety, an integration wid barn layouts.
Feed mixer types, capacity, and power needsBale processors, grinders, and dust controlAutomatic and heated livestock waterersChutes, alleys, and headgate specificationsCorral layout, safety, and animal behaviorLesson 6Seedin an plantin equipment: row-crop planters, monitors, seed meters, workin widths an field speed trade-offsCovers selection an setup of row-crop planters, includin frame style, seed meters, monitors, an downforce. Emphasizes matchin workin width an travel speed to seed placement accuracy, residue, an tractor capacity.
Row‑crop planter types and frame configurationsSeed meter mechanisms and singulation qualityMonitor systems, sensors, and data loggingWorking width, field speed, and capacity trade‑offsDownforce, closing systems, and residue handlingLesson 7Manure management equipment: slurry tanks, pumps, draglines, low-disturbance injection implements an storage linersExplores manure handlin systems from barn to field, includin slurry tanks, pumps, draglines, an injectors. Focuses pon sizin fi herd output, minimizin soil disturbance, an protectin liners, groundwater, an air quality.
Estimating manure volume and system capacitySlurry tanks, agitation, and transfer pumpsDragline layout, hose sizing, and pump powerLow‑disturbance injection tools and placementStorage structures, liners, and leak monitoringLesson 8On-farm grain storage an handlin: bin sizin, aeration, conveyors, dryers an specificationsDescribes design of on-farm grain storage an handlin systems, includin bin sizin, foundations, aeration, conveyors, an dryers. Emphasizes moisture control, safety, expansion plannin, an electrical requirements.
Crop yields, test weight, and bin sizingBin foundations, floors, and structural loadsAeration fans, ducts, and control strategiesConveyors, augers, and leg capacity sizingDryer types, fuel use, and control systemsLesson 9Sprayers an spray technology: boom width, tank capacity, pump specs, GPS/auto-section control requirementsDetails field sprayer components an sizin, includin boom width, tank volume, pumps, an nozzles. Explains GPS guidance, auto-section control, an rate controllers fi improve coverage, reduce overlap, an meet label requirements.
Boom width, fold style, and field maneuverabilityTank capacity, agitation, and rinse systemsPump types, pressure ranges, and flow sizingNozzle selection for coverage and drift controlGPS guidance, rate control, and auto‑section
