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     Products winning the 2003 AE50 awards represent the best and the brightest developed throughout the world for the agricultural, food, and biological systems industries.
     The innovations highlighted in this issue were chosen from numerous entries in the competition sponsored by Resource. The judges who chose the winners represent all factions of the agricultural, food, biological, and related systems engineering professions. The expert panel selected the best of products first introduced to the marketplace during 2002. These products are expected to save producers time, costs, and labor while improving user safety.
     Problem solving is a major goal in designs whether one is developing a better way to spread manure, water a golf course, or monitor weather conditions. Environmental concerns must also be factored in while keeping production and operating costs low.
     The annual AE50 program has been honoring engineering achievements for more than a decade. Past winners include companies of all sizes throughout the world.
     Many of the new ideas are patented and their names trademarked. Some may become household words in the future. Others will be improved upon as technology advances.
     From improved tractors and implements to computer software and high-tech electronic measuring devices, the 2003 AE50 winners cover a gamut of devices. The AE50 is the only awards program of its kind to reward companies for developments in specific areas of agricultural, food, and biological systems.
     For information on how to enter next year's competition, contact Sandy Rutter at 269-429-0300 ext. 345 or rutter@asabe.org.
     Information on the AE50 and Resource magazine is also available on the ASAE Web site at www.asabe.org.

Download entire AE50 section (PDF 2.4 MB).

Individual winners can be viewed below.

AE50 2003 Winners Index

AGCO Corporation
FENDTT VARIO® Camera

AGCO Corporation
FENDTT Variotronic Implement Control

Agrartechnik Hohenheim
Mobile Cabinet Dryer

Armstrong Energy, LLC
Armstrong Solar Powered Water Pumping System

AutoFarm
CircleSteer

AutoFarm
AutoLevel

BEELINE Technologies, Inc.
BEELINE Steering Assist® Controller

Bourgault Industries Ltd.
750 Smart Cart

Cameco, a John Deere Co.
CH3500 Sugarcane Harvester

CDS - John Blue Co.
Variable Rate Piston Metering Pump

CNH
Case IH MRX690 New Holland ST740 Mulch-till Rippers

CNH
Bulk Fill Seed Delivery System

CNH
CaseIH AFX 8010 Axial FlowT Combine

CNH
New Holland CR Series Twin
Rotor® Combine


CNH
New Holland CS Combines

Computronics Corp. Ltd.
Farmscan Canlink 3000

DICKEY-john Corp.
Seed Manager® SE

ECO-DAN A/S
ECO-DAN Local Positioning System (LPS)

Faulring Mechanical Devices, Inc.
Root Hog Harvesting System

GKN Walterscheid Inc.
K64 Series Cut-Out Clutch

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
TURBOTILLT Models 2200TT and 3000TT

Hagie Manufacturing Co.
NTB 12 and NTB 16

HYPRO
Boom X Tender®

Innotech Engineering Ltd. (GmbH)
Innotech Drying Center

International Innovative Technology, Inc.
Renaldo Sales and Service, Inc.
Air-Pruning, Fully-Automatic Plastic-Mulch Pneumatic Transplanting System

John Deere Ag Management Solutions
JDLinkT Machine Messenger

John Deere Commercial Products
110 Tractor Loader Backhoe

John Deere Commercial Products
2210 Compact Utility Tractor

John Deere Horicon Works
X-Series Heavy Duty Lawn and Garden Tractors

John Deere Seeding Group
1895 Separate Fertilizer Placement Air Drill

John Deere Seeding Group
1790 Front Fold Planter

John Deere Seeding Group
1690CCS Soybean Special Air Drill

Korvan Industries, Inc.
Model 6000 Orange Harvester

Kubota Tractor Corp.
Grand L30 Series Tractor

Midwest Technologies Illinois, LLC
Legacy 6000

New Holland North America, Inc.
New Holland TG Series Tractors

New Holland North America, Inc.
New Holland Model 548 CombiT Baler Wrapper

Ntech Industries, Inc.
GreenSeeker, Variable Rate Application System

Osborne Industries Inc.
Osborne Survey ScaleT

OXBO International Corp.
Freedom Series 3210 Citrus Harvester

OXBO International Corp.
Legacy Series 2480

Sears Manufacturing Co.
Vibration Reduction System (VRS) 2000

Spectrum Technologies, Inc.
WatchDogT WeatherTrackerT

Spectrum Technologies, Inc.
SC-900 Soil Compaction Meter

Spraying Systems Co.
StreamJet-3 Fertilizer Tip

Spraying Systems Co.
356 Trunion Valve

Techmark, Inc.
Pocket-IRD Handheld Interface Device

University Putra Malaysia
Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Picker MRK-II

Valmont Industries, Inc.
Valley cams Pocket Pro

Veris Technologies
Precision Rate Controller

Walla Walla Sprinkler Co.
MP RotatorT

Weasler Engineering, Inc.
"E" Cross and Bearing Kit


Links to Winners in Prior Years

2002 AE50 Winners List

2001 AE50 Winners List

2000 AE50 Winners List

1999 AE50 Winners List

1998 AE50 Winners List

1997 AE50 Winners List

1996 AE50 Winners List

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