RESOURCE

Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World

Dome, Dome on the Range ... 7
David, Randy and Barry South built their first dome potato storage facility 24 years ago and have since seen their idea evolve into a worldwide industry. Besides hundreds of domed storage facilities for agricultural and industrial uses, the buildings have been used as homes, schools, churches and gymnasiums.

Techno Tanks ... 9
Research in Arizona shows that agricultural aircraft operators could benefit by changing from a single hopper to a dual hopper tank configuration for spraying.

Analyze this -- Fat ... 11
A new method for identifying and quantifying triacylglycerols could help develop many better food products by predicting how oil will behave at various temperatures.

Space Tool Fills Universal Void ... 13
A NASA-designed chlorophyll meter led to development of the Observer, which enables crop management on Earth based on the correlation between chlorophyll content and parameters such as disease and nitrogen fertility.

Inside ASAE

ASAE's Online Technical Library Now Available ... 17
Full-text of ASAE technical materials are now being put online as they are published during 2001. Access is included free as a benefit of ASAE membership.

International Membership Promotion ... 18

Resource Magazine Available Online ... 19

ASAE and CIGR Plan Joint 2002 Meeting ... 19

CIGR Celebrates 70th Anniversary in Japan ... 19

A Word From the President ... 20
An Exciting Time to be Associated with ASAE

Member Profile ... 21
Otto R. Kunze

Foundation ... 22
Student Engineer of the Year Scholarship Endowed, New Foundation Scholarship, ASAE Scholarships.

2001 Blue Ribbon Educational Aids Awards ... 22

Professional Development ... 23
9th National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems

Members ... 24
Gerald W. Isaacs

In Memorium ... 24
Raymond A. Stermer, Edward P. Lincoln Sr.

Welcome New Members ... 24

Events Calendar ... 26

Departments

Reader Forum ... 2

Update ... 3

Business Briefs ... 15

From the Manufacturers ... 27

Personnel Service ... 28

Advertisers Index ... 31

Professional Listings ... 32

Last Word (reader opinion) - Along for the Ride ... 33
To promote new, safe designs for passenger instruction seating, ASAE in August 2000 approved the ANSI/ASAE S574 AUG00 Standard "Instructional Seat for Agricultural Equipment." The passenger seat log jam has been broken.
Soon, tractor cabs will be equipped with more than one passenger seat and U.S. drivers will not be as lonely as the Maytag repairman. They can spend quality time with their spouse, children and grandchildren in a safe and comfortable environment.
Bonding with the family and land will help future generations learn to love farming as their ancestors did.

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