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Universal Steering Kit ... 7
Rhett Schildroth, program manager for John Deere AMS, offers up-to-the-minute news from his agricultural machinery development front: the AutoTrac Universal becomes available this month. Compatibility with older equipment is the big plus, but bringing understanding as to how the AutoTrac system works, its operation and advantages, is Schildroth’s goal. Another welcome plus: the kit is a sound solution for relatively little cost.

Study Tour to Germany ... 9
In the second of Resource’s occasional Marco Polo features, Otto Loewer pieces together the story of a international study-tour project. Bill Barfield of Oklahoma State University, and John Hayes of Clemson University, drew on a variety of resources to develop a challenging, foreign experience for their equally adventuring students.

Off-Road Dynamics Facility ... 11
Cranfield University at Silsoe, where Dick Godwin heads the National Soil Resources Institute, is in process of a major project completion: a state-of-the-art off road machine dynamics facility. The grand opening, slated for May 2006, has worthy long-term research goals, one being creation of a virtual environment for evaluation of any machine or vehicle configuration in a controlled manner.

Bringing Fallacies to Light, Part 2 ... 13
Responding to reader interest, Joel Cuello and Gilberto Costa continue debunking radiation-measurement misconceptions, concluding with the final installment in their two-part series dispelling two more fallacies in the world of plant photosynthesis.

INSIDE ASAE

Meeting Survey Says …15
Earlier this year, ASABE conducted an e-mail survey to members asking for their input on the Annual International Meeting and continuing professional development (CPD) programs. Find out what you, the members, want from your meetings and what is most important to you in regard to the annual meeting content and CPD courses.

A Word From the President ... 16
Exposed … Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Education Division Established for ASABE … 17

Section News … 18
Puerto Rico Section Honors Megh R. Goyal as Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico

Agricultural and Biological Engineering Education to be Featured in a Three-Part Special Issue … 18

Cooperative Standards Program … 19

ASABE Takes On U.S. Tag for TC23 … 19

ASABE Membership Provides You With a Wealth of Benefits … 20

Young Professionals Community … 21
YPC: A Graduate Student’s Perspective

Claas Honored During Farm Progress Show … 21

Member News … 22
Gary A. Clark, Robert B. Fridley, William F. McClure

Cuello Gives Address … 22

In Memoriam … 23
Harry H. Converse, Gaylord V. Skogerboe, Lyman S. Willardson, John E. Parsons

Remember to Renew Your ASABE Membership Before Jan. 1, 2006 … 24

Welcome New Members ... 24

Events Calendar ... 26

DEPARTMENTS

Update ... 3

Personnel Service ... 27

Professional Listings ... 28

Last Word (reader opinion) -- Give ... Volunteer ... 29

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