NC FFA Agronomy CDE (Equipment and Machinery Identification)

Air Compressor

a device that converts power into potential energy stored in pressurized air

Backpack Sprayer

equipped with a liquid- holding tank , pump, and pumping lever, pressure holding chamber and hose with wand

Bale Wagon

Baler

Used to compress a cut and raked crop into square bales ( used on such crops as hay, cotton, flax, straw, etc..)

Bed Shaper

Center Pivot

A method of crop irrigation in which equipment rotates around a pivot and crops are watered with sprinklers

Combine

a machine used to harvest grains, such as wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, and flax

Conveyor, Elevator

carries agricultural materials

Cotton Picker

a machine that automates cotton harvesting in a way that reduces harvest time

Crop Planter

a farm implement, usually towed behind a tractor, that sows seeds in rows throughout a field

Fertilizer Broadcaster

a farm implement commonly used for spreading

Forage Harvester

a farm implement that harvests plants to make silage

Grain Auger

agricultural screw elevator with a long metal tube raises and transports grain

Grain Moisture Meter

used to measure the percentage of water in a given substance. This information can be used to determine if the material is ready for use, unexpectedly wet or dry, or otherwise in need of further inspection. Wood and paper products are very sensitive to their moisture content

Grain Storage Bin

used to storage harvested grain

Hay Rake

agricultural rake used to collect cuts of hay or straw into windrows for later

Hearing Protection

protects people's ears from loud noises

Hitch Pin

a fastener mage from springy material

Hoe

has a narrow razor-sharp blade which is used to slice the roots of weeds by skimming it just under the surface of the soil with a sweeping motion

Liquid Manure Spreader

an agricultural machine used to distribute manure over a field as fertilizer

Module Builder

is a machine used in the harvest and processing of cotton. The module builder has helped to solve a logistical bottleneck by allowing cotton to be harvested quickly and compressed into large modules which are then covered and temporarily stored at the edge of the field

Mold board Plow

a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing

Pea Harvester

used to harvest crops of peas

Peanut Digger

A harvesting-plow for raising from the ground peanut-vines with the pods attached

Plow

a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn by a tractor or by animals and used for cutting furrows in the soil and turning it over, especially to prepare for the planting of seeds

Potato Harvester

machines that harvest potatoes. They work by lifting the potatoes from the bed using a share. Soil and crop are transferred onto a series of webs where the loose soil is sieved out

PPE

refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection

Press Wheel

a wheel attachment on an agricultural press drill for compacting the soil in the seeded furrows

Pressure Gauge

an instrument indicating pressure

PTO Shaft

is an efficient means of transferring mechanical power between farm tractors and implements. This power transfer system helped revolutionize North American agriculture during the 1930s. It is also one of the oldest and most persistent hazards associated with farm machinery

Rotary Hoe

an implement consisting essentially of a series of rotating hoe wheels each having many sharp curved steel prongs

Soil Probe

a mechanical instrument which enables the operator to determine the condition of the sub-soil without core samples. A ratchet-handle torque wrench which slides up and down on the shaft is used to install or retract the probe

Sweep Net

a bag-shaped net with a handle used by entomologists for catching insects by sweeping it over vegetation

Tractor

a powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels, used chiefly on farms for hauling equipment and trailers

Yield Monitor

an electronic tool that collects data on crop performance for a given year. The yield monitor for grain measures and records information such as grain flow, grain moisture, area covered, and location

bean harvester head

bed mulcher

chemigation unit

corn harvester head

crop cultivator

crop disc cultivator

disc mower

drill planter

gauge wheel

in-line ripper

pressure regulator

seed plate

soil thermometer

tensiometer

vegetable transplanter

Tractor