Title: Explain how electricity is used in agriculture.
Course: Agricultural Power Systems (18402-I) > Section: Understanding Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Electrical Systems

Explanation should include listing the uses of electricity in agriculture, such as

- controlling the environment to maintain the life of livestock, poultry, and plants
- preventing food spoilage
- avoiding financial losses due to failures in harvesting and sorting
- electrical motors on crop-processing equipment
- conditioning and storage of grain and grass
- preparing and rationing of animal feed
- maintaining controlled environments in stock-rearing houses for intensive pig and poultry rearing
- maintaining greenhouses for horticultural crops
- feed rationing, milking, and milk cooling on the dairy farm
- using computers in farm management
- using crop conservation and storage equipment to overcome weather hazards
- heating, cooling, drying, ventilating, refrigerating
- powering implements.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is electricity needed for certain applications on a piece of equipment?
- What are some safety precautions you should use when working with electricity?