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Careers Agricultural Engineer.

What is an Agricultural Engineer?

“ a knight in shining armour because to the customer whose machine has broken down they turn up just like a knight in shining armour to fix their problems.  This is a great boost to their self esteem but also puts them under a lot of pressure but the satisfaction at the end of the job is great.”
Ben Burgess MD, Ben Turner

Having often experienced the frustration of a broken down combine harvester in the middle of a field of corn I must say I agree with this as the RBM Van pulls up and Mov gets out to sort out our problem!!!

Gone are they days when a bit or band and a 6"" nail would keep you going!!! Modern agricultural machinery is now very high tech and more often than not needs a laptop to get it going as well as a spanner.

Indeed one of the combine drivers I filmed recently loves to tell the tale of how he was cutting wheat with his new Claas Combine only to get a phone call from the Claas factory in Germany telling him he needed to speed up to get a better sample of wheat - the factory was monitoring his new machine from Germany and the technicians there could see that some adjustments need to be made - more crop through the machine so that the threshing mechanism worked better!

The agricultural engineer in fixing all the modern agricultural machinery must have a much wider breadth of knowledge than the person who fixes your car as they deal with a much wider and often more complicated variety of technology. From Combines, to tractors, ploughs to precision spraying equipment with satellite navigation and laser guided steering!

 

Links to sites about advice on careers as engineers in the environment and land-based industries.

1. A future in....
   Advice and details of Environmental and Land-based Careers from LANTRA
   
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2. The Diploma in Environmental and Land-based Studies is part of a range of new qualifications in England, aimed at young people aged between 14 and 19 years.
   
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3. Connexions Direct - Jobs4U Careers Database.
   This gives a basic outline of what jobs are available in Agriculture as well as the qualifications needed.
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