Instructor and student in the forge shop, 1934

Instructor and student in the forge shop, 1934

A man is using a set of tongs to heat a piece of metal in the forge. An instructor offers advice on the process.

The teaching of agricultural engineering at Iowa State University began in 1903 and was overseen by the Department of Agronomy from 1905 to 1907. The Department of Agricultural Engineering was formally established in 1907. It was renamed the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 1990. In 2004, the Department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology. It is jointly administered by the College of Engineering and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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1934-04-18

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