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Agricultural engineering

Agricultural engineers explain their work and how they use biology and engineering to make farms energy-efficient and our food supply safe and plentiful. They describe what drew them to agricultural engineering and discuss their education and career paths. Thanks to WOSU for providing this video.

Credit: PBS Learning Media and ThinkTV-CET; copyright 2012; Funded by the Engineering and Science Foundation.

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