1952年，在八一农学院建院之初，为了发展兵团的农业机械化，八一农学院举办了首期农机班。1956年，正式建立农业机械系，并在全国招收“农业机械化与电气化”专业五年制本科生，1959年开始招收民族本科生。1987年，为了适应专业设置扩大的需要，农业机械系正式更名为农业工程? In 1952, at the beginning of the establishment of the courtyard of August 1 Agricultural College, in order to develop the corps’ mechanization of agriculture, August 1st Agricultural College held the first agricultural class. In 1956, the Department of Agricultural Machinery was formally established and a five-year undergraduates majoring in “Mechanization and Electrification of Agricultural Mechanization” were enrolled throughout the country. In 1959, undergraduates of ethnic minorities were enrolled. In 1987, in order to meet the needs of the expansion of professional settings, the Department of Agricultural Machinery officially changed its name to agricultural engineering?