A drum chopper is a piece of
farm equipment
Agricultural machinery relates to the mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture. There are many types of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractors and the countless kinds of farm implements that the ...
used for "knocking down brush and trees" and for "chopping up" their remains. The device is cylindrical or drum-like in form and is towed behind a
tractor or land machine. It is used to reduce the possibility of brush or
forest fire
A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire ...
, to manage the topography and diversity of plants and trees, to reduce
weeds and to improve land for
livestock.
Mechanical Treatments to Meet Resource Needs By Dennis Zachman, Supervisory Project Manager, BLM, Colorado State Office.
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See also
*Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...
(U.S.)
* Forestry
* Rangeland
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Logging
Agricultural machinery
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