RESOURCE

Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World

Features

Efficient On-Farm Irrigation
Adding too much or too little water to crops can change the composition of soil. Experts in California are exploring ways to get the best results from irrigation for increased crop performance.

Shedding a New Light on Gauges
New engine gauges give equipment operators more accurate, detailed readings for temperature, fuel levels and other critical information.

Harnessing the Wind
Huge wind turbines are cropping up around the world to produce energy for nearby municipalities. French researchers are advancing the concept with innovative designs and materials.

Tracking Organic Waste
A recycling agency in Nebraska recently surveyed food processing plants throughout the state to find out what types of waste they produce, how much and where it goes. The information will be used to guide market development projects addressing organic wastes.

Last Word (reader opinion) ­ The Great New Experiment
The chairman of the Ag Electronics Association (A*E*A) discusses the group's progress since its formation in 1994. He encourages even stronger support to help build a "knowledge-based agriculture" of the future.

Inside ASAE

ASAE's Position on Precision Agriculture: Positive
ASAE's recently released Position Statement on Precision Agriculture expresses confidence that the technology will have "positive impacts on food and fiber production systems as we move into the next century." Inside ASAE provides highlights of the statement, which is being mailed to policy makers and is available on request to ASAE members.

ASAE Award Winners 1997
Meet the outstanding individuals who were honored at the 1997 Annual International Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Opinion
"Profession-Specific Services Needed." ASAE member Rush Choate, who actively participated in the Society's recent three-phase member survey, expounds on some of the issues raised by the Gainesville, Florida focus group.

Challenges & Opportunities for Agricultural Engineers
We know agricultural engineers do great things for society; now it's time to let the world in on the secret. Incoming CIGR president, Bill Stout, discusses this challenge and CIGR's role in meeting it.

Students
LSU Enjoys a Year of Change ­ And Fun. Students Find New Uses for Soybeans. Send us your Senior Design Project for inclusion in the February 1998 Promote the Profession issue of Resource.

Professional Development
Eighth National Symposium on Individual & Small Community Sewage Systems. XIIIth International Congress of CIGR.

On the Web

One Thousand Days
ASAE member Curtis Johnson discusses various alternatives to using fossil fuel and offers recommendations for the future. He bases his conclusions on research into the feasibility of non-traditional methods.

A History of Biological Engineering From An Agricultural Engineer's Perspective
ASAE member Otto J. Loewer draws from the book, 7 Decades that Changed America ­ A History of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 1907-1977 and his own observations, to provide a comprehensive history of biological engineering up to the present time, along with some concluding editorial comments.

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