RESOURCE

Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World

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Take Care of Your People, or Someone Else Will
Michael McKinley, keynote speaker for ASAE's upcoming Annual International Meeting, discusses ways to make the workplace more "employee friendly." McKinley is a professional speaker who develops and provides customized presentations on business topics for corporations and professional associations.

Yield Mapping
Measuring crop yield can give today's farmers a better tool to manage production practices. It can also help them develop strategies for improvements.

Agriculture Committee of the U.S.-South Africa Binational Commission
The United States and South African governments are working together to utilize and develop South Africa's agricultural resources. The goal: to reduce unemployment and end poverty and malnutrition in South Africa.

Pilot Ethanol Plant Seeks Cost Solutions
The cost of converting corn to ethanol could be reduced if new technologies are initiated. Plans for a new pilot ethanol plant/laboratory include using the facility to test new technology for future commercialization.

Last Word (reader opinion) ­ Towed Implement Safety
Injuries and damage can occur when towed farm implements detach from the vehicle pulling them. Measures should be taken to make hitches more secure to avoid accidents.

Inside ASAE

Students Key to Diversity in ASAE
Attracting more students to ASAE should be a key focus in any attempt to diversify the Society's membership. Glenn Hoffman, chair of the Ad-hoc Diversity Committee, explains how the committee reached this conclusion, and presents the committee's recommendations to ASAE.

Results of Membership Satisfaction Survey
Here are the promised results of the ASAE membership survey conducted by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE).

Students
Members of ASAE Student Engineering Branches respond to a survey conducted by 1995-96 Engineering Branches President Amy Hanson. Also, it is time to apply for ASAE student awards.

Member Profile
Wayne Clyma is honored by government of Pakistan, 25 years after he stirred up controversy there.

Members
V. Raghavan, M. Mayeux, A. Miller, F. Blaisdell, P. Blankenship, R. McClendon, L. Verma, S. Thompson and R. Tsenkova.

Professional Development
1997 Agricultural Machinery Conference Chair William Wohlford asks, "What's going on out there?"

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