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RESOURCE

Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World

FEATURES

• Ventura County’s Changing Agriculture
Ralph Shirley
This California county’s unique blend of climate, land value,
water, and labor reflects the national need for innovations in
agricultural and biological engineering.

• Modern Beef/Dairy Production in Morocco
John A. George
A south-central Moroccan province boasts a model dairy
calf-rearing facility that is positively impacting local economic
development.

• Modern-Day Marco Polo
Independent Study and Human Ingenuity
Amanda Valentine
This globe-trotting author has created her own methodology for
studying sustainable technological systems.

• Partnering ASABE and ISO Tractor
PTO Shaft Standards
Roger D. Mayhew
The lack of interchangeability between tractors and implements
began a movement among agricultural engineers
to standardize the PTO shaft.

• Energy Issues Series
The New Paradigm in Agriculture
Gale A. Buchanan, Joseph A. Dunn, James R. Fischer,
Stanley R. Johnson, Janine A. Finnell, and Brian D. Lavoie
Amid heavier demands for agriculture to supply biomass for
fuels and bioproducts increases, how much and what kind of
crops will be supplied, and when will it be feasible?

•Building a Culture of Honesty
Catch an interview with Tim Dodd, executive director of Duke
University’s Center for Academic Integrity, about changing a
culture of dishonesty.

• Convening in Providence
A preview of the 2008 Annual International Meeting

DEPARTMENTS

• From the President
• Events Calendar
• Update
• Personnel Service
• Professional Listings

LAST WORD
• A Brief History of ASABE’s Standards

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