Ms. Taylor Campbell set up several stops for us to learn more about a few of the departments at Mississippi State University.
One stop made at Mississippi State University was the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. We were greeted by Dr. Daniel Chesser and Dr. Wes Lowe. They talked about the various careers that you could go in to in this field and how students in this department are working on research to help improve equipment to help the farmers. The research that is being done is helping to figure out what the truth is.
They showed us a few of their projects. The first was an autonomous boat that is solar powered. This will be sent out to run quality tests in different environments. The technology on this boat was unbelievable. They also showed us a planter that has sensors used to control planting depth and width which helps in the accuracy of planting seeds. This technology can help decrease the time in the field, which saves the farmers money. The kids also got to sit in the cab of the tractor to see the technology that is available in today's modern tractors.
They also shared some down to earth conversations to help the students understand the importance of not giving up and setting high standards to achieve your goals. And that it is okay for your goals to change.
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