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Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World

Air Emission Measurements at Livestock Houses ... 7
Air emissions from laying and swine finishing houses are supplying the numbers for a study by Purdue University and the University of Missouri. In part, evaluation of soybean oil sprinkling as an abatement method is the end-goal. However, just getting the numbers presents a challenge in itself.

E-Diesel Evaluated ... 9
Concluding a two-part feature, further questions about E-Diesel and its viability as a commercial fuel are discussed and answered: Will it reduce exhaust pollution? Is there a loss of power? What about the safety issues? And, finally, how about the bottom line ­ the cost to the consumer?

The "Nitrogen Problem" ... 11
From the Corn Belt to either coast, here is a current "hot topic" in the news. The authors explore facets of the "nitrogen problem:" NO₃-N leaching loss, land use, and energy and power loss. In addressing possible management practices, the authors consider: What can we do?­and what can't we do?

Quality Management Systems for Agriculture ... 13
A grain facility of Farmers Cooperative located in Odebolt, Iowa is the company's focal point for implementation of a quality management system as well as a case study in QMS. Source verification, third party audit, and quality management imperatives within the context of the grain market all come into play.

INSIDE ASAE

ASAE's Annual Meeting in Las Vegas ... 17
ASAE's Annual International Meeting provides attendees many opportunities. This year's meeting is no different. It explores engineering challenges and technology of the present and the future agricultural and biological engineering world.

Standards ... 18
Revision versus Reaffirmation, Miller Joins Standards Department, Cooperative Standards Program

CAST and ASAE ­ How Can We Help Each Other? ... 19

Silent Auction Items Needed ... 19

Recruit a Member and Become Eligible to Attend the 2004 Annual Meeting for Free ... 20

1/4-Scale Tractor Design Competition ... 20

Don't Forget to Apply Now ... 20

Preprofessionals ... 21
Poster Competition Offers Professional Benefits, Reminder: No Resource Magazine for Preprofessional/Student Members During Summer

ASAE and the USDA Collaborate on Information Delivery ... 22

In Memoriam ... 22
Russell R. Poynor, Cecil H. Robinson

Member News ... 23
Wendy D. Graham, Robert W. Noth, Floyd E. Dowell, Jay D. Harmon, Robert J. Gustafson, Eduardo A. Zabrockis.

Welcome New Members ... 24

Departments

Update ... 3

Personnel Service ... 26

Advertisers Index ... 27

Professional Listings ... 28

Last Word (reader opinion) -- Bio-Security Studies ... 29
Bio-security and a more popular term, terrorism, will likely be with us long into the future.

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