Resource, 1996, May

Features

• Agriculture: Approaching Sustainability
  The expanding world population and degradation of existing resources requires that we produce more food and better conserve the resources necessary to produce that food. Sustainability can be achieved by more effectively using the food we now produce, and expanding the amount of land under cultivation.
• Using the Internet for Agricultural Business
  In the last year, large amounts of information related to agriculture have been placed on the Internet. With this wealth of information, agriculturists are asking: What do I need to get on the Internet and how do I use the Internet for my business?

Inside ASAE

• Our ASAE Foundation
  ASAE's Foundation is an investment in the future of the Society and its members. The Foundation has funded or assisted with numerous activities that benefit members, including awards, scholarships, keynote speakers, standards development, publications, PE Exam materials, and more. In this report, ASAE Foundation Trustee Robert Fridley provides details about Foundation activities to date and for the future.
• 1996 Election Results
  The results are in for the 1996 election of ASAE officers.
• Assistant Editor Retires
  Resource magazine says goodbye to long-time employee, Dolores Gunn.
• ASAE 1996 Annual International Meeting
  Continuing education, technical tours, special sessions and workshops, technology transfer, standards development, socializing and family activities at ASAE's upcoming Annual International Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.
• Professional Development
  International Conference on Agricultural & Biological Environment, and the Conference on Engineering in Agriculture & Food Processing.
• Events Calendar
  1996
  • May 6-8 -- Agricultural Machinery Conference. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.
  • June 10-14 -- Computers in Agriculture. Marriott, Cancun, Mexico.
  • July 14-18 -- ASAE Annual International Meeting. Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
  • Sept. 15-17 -- Liquid Fuels and Industrial Products from Renewable Resources (with BIOENERGY '96). Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
  • Nov. 2-3 -- North American Agricultural Equipment Conference II. Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  • Nov. 3-6 -- International Conference on Evapotranspiration and Irrigation Scheduling. San Antonio, Texas, USA. (Joint with Irrigation Assn. EXPO.)
  1997
  • Feb. 10-12 -- Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference '97 (AETC'97). Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
  • May 29-31 -- Fifth International Livestock Environment Symposium. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Aug. 10-14 -- ASAE Annual International Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.