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Weather Station Networks
Weather station networks conduct irrigation scheduling in the western, southwestern and midwestern United States and elsewhere throughout the world. In 1994, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (TAES), Texas Agricultural Extension Service (TAEX) and USDA-ARS team at Amarillo-Bushland-Etter developed a weather station network called the North Plains-Potential EvapoTranspiration (NP-PET).

Europe's Cutting Edge
At the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany, several projects are being conducted to adapt no-till equipment to European conditions.

Poultry Litter Goes to Waste
Poultry litter, when managed properly, can reduce the need for commercial fertilizer.

Computers and Satellites
What some consider one of the most exciting and challenging innovations in recent years is site-specific management. This type of system has only recently become practical on a large scale due to space industry technologies developed and adapted for the farm.

Last Word (reader opinion) - Aging Dams Need Attention
Local communities, with assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), have constructed more than 10,000 upstream flood control dams since 1948. Many of these small dams are at, or soon will reach, the end of their design life. Many have significant rehabilitation needs. Some pose a threat to public safety to those downstream or who use their reservoirs as a drinking water source. Other dams could create adverse environmental impacts in the same downstream floodplain they have been protecting.

Inside ASAE

Nominations Needed for all ASAE Awards
Don't miss the October 31 deadline. Nominate a colleague for a prestigious ASAE award.

Members
Mark D. Augustine, William J. Bowers, Digvir S. Jayas.
In Memoriam: Jorge H. Rodriguez-Arias, William M. Adams, Ravindra N. Kaul, Robert E. Strohman, Michael O'Brien, Richard R. Johnson, Richard F. Dudley, Gurdon "Bud" Gordner.

Preprofessionals
A Message from the 1999-2000 Preprofessionals Council President. action, thrills and excitement at mixer. EMI Trophy winners are an active bunch.

CIGR Progress Worth Talking About
1999-2000 CIGR President-Elect El Houssine Bartali provides an update of the international organization's activities.

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