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DIPLOMA COURSES
ABE 51.6
Introduction to Agricultural Equipment
2(3L-2P)
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program.

Introduction to production agricultural field equipment with emphasis on optimizing machine performance. Topics discussed include farm tractors, tillage, fertilizer and chemical application, and seeding and harvesting grain and forages. Laboratories will allow students to gain practical understanding of concepts introduced during lectures.

ABE 52.6
Agricultural Power
2(3L-2P)
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program.

A systems study of internal combustion engines and power-transfer machinery components as used in modern agricultural enterprises. Students will become familiar with the function and interaction of components in mobile agricultural power sources and power-transfer mechanisms. They will gain an understanding of power flow through machines from the source to the work component. Discussions will include topics related to internal combustion engine systems, clutches, transmissions, differentials, final drives, PTO's, hydraulics, hydrostatic drives, and chain and belt drives. Machinery management, including scheduled maintenance programs, machine replacement strategies and machine cost analyses will be discussed.

ABE 61.6
Primary and Secondary Processing of Agricultural Products
1(3L-2P)
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program.

This course will lead students through topics related to both primary and secondary processing of raw materials used in the agri-food industry. Students will gain an appreciation of properties of agricultural materials and foods and feeds of plant and animal origin, and of the interaction between air, water and materials in post-harvest and manufacturing processes. Major topics in post-harvest technology will be considered, with emphasis on drying, cooling, storing, grading, sorting and transport of agricultural products. In addition, utilization and further processing of various commodities (cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and special crops) will be presented, including chemical composition, processing technologies, storage and packaging. Interrelationships of the various components of the value-added chain will be emphasized, because factors influencing the quality of various raw materials have a significant impact on the ultimate utility and value of products to the consumer.

ABE 72.6
Livestock Facilities
2(3L-2P)
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program.

Planning, operation and maintenance of livestock facilities are discussed. Students will learn to plan the renovation or expansion of building and penning systems for indoor and outdoor facilities. Alternative systems for materials handling, including water, feed, manure and animals will be discussed. The use of utilities, including electricity and natural gas, in animal facilities will be considered. Construction technology and materials will be introduced.

ABE 75.6
Electronics and Controls in Agriculture
2(3L-2P)
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program.

The applications and function of controllers and monitors in modern agricultural systems, including precision agriculture, is discussed. Fundamental electrical principles and their application to sensors, controllers and actuators are introduced. A case study exposes students to the process of collecting yield information, interpreting the data, and creating prescription maps for future application of crop inputs. Management aspects of precision agriculture technologies and their applications are discussed.

ABE 77.6
Workshop Management
2(3L-2P)
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program.

Provides instruction in selecting the site and planning the resources required for maintenance, repair and improvement of mechanized systems. Basic instruction is provided in arc welding, gas welding and cutting, machine cutting, precision measuring, fasteners, drilling, threading and metal forming. The course also includes a study of shop tools and equipment, including use and supply inventory management. Instruction is provided in the planning and design of metal-based, shop-built projects. Each student will complete and present a class project detailing the planning and equipment selection for a workshop facility.

ABE 79.6
Water Management
2(3L-3P)
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program.

Sustainable irrigation projects require management of irrigation water for profitable crop production without negatively altering the soil or depleting the source water resource. Water management topics discussed pertain to irrigation in western Canadian prairie setting. Evaluates techniques of applying irrigation water to the soil-plant-atmostphere continuum to increase productivity and profitability. Examples range from the totally enclosed environments of greenhouses to extra water in addition to natural precipation of field crops. Develops an appreciation that irrigation projects increase regional growth and prosperity while operating within the bounds of societal control and regulation. Upon completion of this course, the student is able to organize sustainable irrigation projects, choose the irrigation equipment required and recommend how to operate it.

Note: Students with credit for ABE 309 may not take ABE 79.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES
ABE 211.3
Introduction to Biological Systems
2(3L-1.5T)

An introduction to the biology of cells and tissues, including comparison among organisms. Emphasis is on the physical structures of plants and the physiological processes involved in plant growth. Growth models, the effects of the environment on plant growth and mechanisms of energy exchange with plants and between plants and their environment are studied An introduction is given to microbiology. The implications of physiological processes for agriculture are examined.

ABE 212.3
Physical Principles of Plant Biosystems
2(3L-3P)
Corequisite(s): ABE 211 or BIOL 110

An introduction to physical concepts governing movement and storage of nutrients, energy and water within the plant biosystem (soil-plant-atmosphere). Topics include: physical and mineralogical properties of soil, biogeochemical cycles of macronutrients, plant incorporation of water, nutrients and energy; psychrometrics as applied to evapotranspiration; and water transport within the soil-plant system. Subject material will provide the foundation for future engineering courses for optimizing production, harvesting and processing of plant materials, and natural resource management.

ABE 295.3
Introduction to Biosystems Engineering
1(3L-3T)
Prerequisite(s): GE 120 (taken) or permission of the Department Head.

Introduction to the discipline of Agricultural and Bioresource (Biosystems) Engineering and to design principles and practices. Students will develop logical problem-solving skills through solution of problems involving energy and mass balances, bioprocessing, instrumentation and machinery systems, water and soil resources and waste management. Extensive use is made of computer software for calculation and graphical presentation of results.

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