RESOURCE

Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World

Features

Conservation Tillage's Unforeseen Advantage
Recent studies have found that U.S. cropland changed from a carbon source to a carbon sink in about 1984. New farming technology is credited for the environmental improvement.

Fertilizer Facts and Fallacies
Would a tax on fertilizer reduce usage? Purdue researchers say the negative impact on agriculture would outweigh the benefits.

Pesticide Economics
Less pesticide use reduces production, global competitiveness and world food security. That conclusion came from three years of study at Texas A&M University.

Turning Waste into Water
A Denver, Colorado-based company designed an advanced nutrient management system (NMS) for hog and dairy farms. The system reduces and manages nutrients via a patented process that treats the solid and liquid fractions of a manure stream.

Last Word (reader opinion) - Green Power
Development of renewable energy technologies will affect ASAE engineers and others who provide technical services to agriculture.
Those who become informed and position themselves as consultants or advisors will be in demand and could reap financial success. Agricultural engineers should be leaders in providing technical guidance for integrating renewable energy technologies into mainstream America.

Inside ASAE

Candidates for Board of Trustees

Candidates for Nominating Committee

From the President
Does the left hand know what the right is doing?

Inside ASAE Names New Editor
Suzanne Howard named new editor for Inside ASAE.

New Director of Public Relations|
Dolores Landeck is named new public relations director.

New Administrator for ASAE Foundation
Pat Arter joins ASAE as foundation administrator.

Need a Tax Break?
Consider contributing to the ASAE Foundation Endowment Fund.

Explore Magazine
Discover careers in Agricultural Technology and Systems Management.

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