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Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World

Wind Farming ... 7
Clean energy is the way the wind is blowing, even if like Job, most farmers aren't sure where it comes from or where it blows. If it can save the family farm, more and more farmers are willing to give it a try. Long a staple in Europe, energy generated by wind and wind turbines is reliable, environmentally friendly, and provides, for many, a money-making opportunity.

Tactical Animal Management ... 9
New and improved ways of improving animal care with electronic measurements and real-time data analysis are on the horizon. Tactical Animal Management (TAM) automates many production systems for large numbers of animals but also provides the all-important individual-animal care.

Central Tire Inflation in Agriculture ... 11
CTI systems -- adapted from well proven military technology -- can be beneficial for agricultural vehicles by improving the ride, increasing efficiency of power delivery, and reducing rut depth. Only a few CTI systems are commercially available, but that could change.

Engineering Optical Sensing Techniques ... 13
The ability to predict the tenderness of beef bought at the supermarket or ordered at a restaurant -- via the calpastatin content -- may be accomplished by biosensor detection of binding to fluorescent-labeled markers. Used at the time of grading, a more accurate assessment of the overall palatability could be available for the consumer in the not-too-distant future.

Inside ASAE

Kansas State Takes Top Trophy in 1/4-Scale Student Design Competition ... 15
Kansas State University took top honors at the 2003 1/4-Scale Design Competition held recently in East Moline, Ill. The Wildcats earned 2,027 out of a possible 2,100 points and took first-place honors in two of the contest's four elements.

1/4-Scale Competition (continued) ... 16
Student Design Competition Winners are . . . Ten Teams Enter 2003 1/4-Scale Web Site Design Contest

ASAE Annual International Meeting July 27-30 ... 17
Don't Miss the Friends and Family Buffet Dinner, Check Out the Exhibit Hall, Travel Health Issues, Open Letter to Members Regarding Meeting Housing

ASAE 2003 Annual Meeting Exhibitors ... 18

Standards ... 19
Spreading the Word About Standards Projects

Universal Soil Loss Equation Dedicated as ASAE Historic Landmark ... 20

New Mexico Section Meets in Elephant Butte ... 20

A Special Anniversary Salute to our Longtime ASAE Members ... 21

Call for Nominations for 2004 ASAE Awards ... 22

Member News ... 23
Daniel E. Guyer, Bradley K. Fritz

In Memoriam ... 23
Vernon M. Meyer, Clarence William Bockhop

Cooperative Standards Program ... 23

Departments

Events Calendar ... 2nd cover

Update ... 3

Personnel Service ... 25

Professional Listings ... 28

Last Word (reader opinion) -- Science vs. Hysteria ... 29
Responsible biotechnology is not the enemy: starvation is.

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