Agricultural machinery refers to various types of mechanical equipment used in crop cultivation, animal husbandry, and primary processing and handling of agricultural and animal products. This includes farm power machinery, soil preparation machinery, soil cultivating machinery, seeding and fertilizing machinery, pesticide application machinery, irrigation and drainage machinery, crop harvesting machinery, agricultural product processing machinery, livestock machinery, and agricultural transportation machinery. It also encompasses forestry machinery, fishery machinery, and rural, such as silkworm rearing, beekeeping, and edible fungus cultivation.

Agricultural machinery comes in a wide variety of types, each playing a critical role in agricultural production. For instance, farm power machinery provides the driving force for other agricultural machinery; Soil preparation machinery is used for land and improvement; Soil cultivating machinery is responsible for soil tillage and loosening; Seeding and fertilizing machinery helps farmers efficiently sow seeds and apply fertilizers; Pesticide application machinery is used for pest and disease control; Irrigation and drainage machinery is responsible for irrigation and drainage in farmland; Crop harvesting machinery assists farmers in harvesting crops; Agricultural product processing machinery handles the initial processing and handling of agricultural products; Livestock machinery is utilized in animal husbandry; And agricultural transportation machinery is employed to transport agricultural products.