**Preface to "Engineering Innovations in Agriculture"**

Nowadays, the expansion of people into intact primary areas has been observed alongside an increase in land devoted to crops, pastures, etc., which has led to the destruction of natural diversity. A solution to avoid disaster is increasing agricultural production efficiency to expand crop harvest and livestock productivity, without deteriorating quality. This approach requires introducing innovative engineering technologies to agriculture. Fortunately, technology is developing rapidly, and new driving scientific forces are emerging in various fields of agriculture, which has allowed significant inroads to be made in the development of all fields of agroengineering science.

This Special Issue, titled "Engineering Innovations in Agriculture," consists of high-quality articles from academics and industry-related researchers in the field of agricultural engineering, covering the following topics: harvesting and planting crops, livestock production, livestock and agrifood waste utilization, seed treatment and transportation, agricultural robotic applications, solutions for digital and precision agriculture, energy efficiency and conservation in agriculture, agriculture mechanization and electrification, harvest technologies, postharvest technologies, renewable energy technologies, robotics, etc. The studies were carried out by scientists and researchers from around the world, and have been held in high regard by peer reviewers in their respective fields of knowledge.

The presented works contribute towards solving issues regarding the development, research, and optimization of engineering innovations in agriculture, where their results will interest specialists, researchers, and scientists in the considered areas. Of course, only a small area of the issues that are relevant today are touched upon in this Special Issue; however, the authors have carried out important work, which will significantly contribute to solving issues related to engineering innovation in agriculture in the future.

> **Vadim Bolshev, Vladimir Panchenko, and Alexey Sibirev** *Editors*
