Production Scale Single-pass Corn Stover Large Square Baling Systems
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Since 1905, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, now the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), has been a leader in providing engineering solutions to agricultural problems in the United States and the world. The department’s original mission was to mechanize agriculture. That mission has evolved to encompass a global view of the entire food production system–the wise management of natural resources in the production, processing, storage, handling, and use of food fiber and other biological products.
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In 1905 Agricultural Engineering was recognized as a subdivision of the Department of Agronomy, and in 1907 it was recognized as a unique department. It was renamed the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 1990. The department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology in 2004.
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1905–present
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering (1907–1990)
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (parent college)
- College of Engineering (parent college)
- Department of Industrial Education and Technology, (merged, 2004)
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A single-pass combine baler was operated in Central Iowa for the harvest of 2012 in a production scale setting. The combine’s performance was monitored with a telemetry data logger. The combine was able to harvest 2227 bushels (62.4 tons) of grain per hour on average and 18.8 tons of stover per hour on average. A complete quality analysis system was evaluated for the single-pass combine through the harvest of 2012. On board baler scales were tested showing a less than 1% difference in average weight between calibrated platform scales and the baler scales. Also, a microwave moisture meter was evaluated on a separate baler which showed between the 10% and 29% moisture level an R2 value of 87%.