The energy consumption of hot air drying and alternative feed grain preservation methods was examined. Alternative methods were airtight preservation, acid preservation and grain crimping. […]
Fodder feeding peculiarities when introducing the VMS automatized cow milking system
The research concerns fodder distribution solutions for cows which are milked using the VMS robotised equipment produced by the company DeLaval. The research is conducted […]
Adaptive tillage systems
Acstract. This paper addresses the perspective of developing autonomous tillage robots. The aim is to analyze the possible perspectives in site specific tillage performed by […]
Heating of large agricultural and industrial buildings
This paper presents the results of the simulation calculations used in the selection and design of an appropriate method of heating of large buildings for […]
Development of an active boom controller for field sprayers
The objective of this study was to develop an electronic control system to automatically control the boom of an agricultural sprayer. This paper addresses the […]
Evaluation of friction force using a rubber wheel instrument
Abrasive wear is the most important process for innovation of new materials in agriculture. The method depends on the internal (the microstructure of the abraded […]
The effect of soil tillage intensity on carbon dioxide emissions released from soil into the atmosphere
Soil tillage is among the factors which affect the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions released from soil into the atmosphere. The objective of the […]
ISO/TS 16949 among Latvian production companies focused on automotive industry
Nowadays vehicle spare parts and materials manufacturers more than ever need a system approach which makes it possible to become a part of global supply-chain […]
Soil damage reduction and more environmental friendly agriculture by using advanced machinery traffic
Nowadays, the agriculture technologies using guidance systems during field operations are more and more common all around the world. Machines without satellite navigation in fields […]
Testing a method for evaluating the performance of coatings on end mills in semi-industrial conditions
Milling remains as one of the most versatile machining operation in manufacturing. Machine tools with several axis of movement and precise numerical controls are able […]