Resource, 1996, August

Features

• Military Presence
  Sensors currently used for espionage and war could soon be transformed into new technology for precision farming.
• Renewable Energy
  Federal funding cuts threaten research and development projects aimed at seeking new sources for alternative energy.
• Death by Molting
  A Canadian company is working on a natural pesticide that would kill insects without harming humans or animals.
• Where the Rubber Meets the Road
  A USDA Forest Service director describes the challenges of designing a new forest management system under the cloud of a decreasing budget.

Inside ASAE

• The Farm Equipment Industry is Back!
  ASAE's Power and Machinery Division Director Carroll Goering recalls the recent downswing in agricultural equipment manufacturing and explores how it affected ASAE and university departments around the county. The industry's return to health has spurred a resurgence of new-graduates and a rejuvenation of ASAE's farm equipment programming.
• Who Joins Societies -- And Why
  A report from the Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies looks at patterns of membership in engineering societies.
• Recipients of Awards at ASAE's Annual International Meeting
  The exceptional, the dedicated, the inspired -- these are the members who were honored in Phoenix.
• ASAE 1996 Fellows
  Longtime ASAE members inducted as Fellows at the Annual International Meeting.
• Communities
  Upcoming: ASAE/CSAE North Central Sections InterSectional Conference.
• Professional Development
  Details about the Third Liquid Fuels Conference, Bioenergy '96, and New Developments in Refrigeration for Food Safety and Quality. Also, ASAE's Meetings and Conferences Manager provides some tips on how to to ensure the success of your conference.
• Events Calendar
  1996
  • 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. 9-12 -- Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference '97 (AETC'97). Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
  • May 5-7 -- Agricultural Machinery Conference. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.
  • May 29-31 -- Fifth International Livestock Environment Symposium. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Aug. 10-14 -- ASAE Annual International Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.