In This Month's Issue:

• From the Executive Director
• 2023 Annual Meeting: See You in Omaha!
• Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for 2024 Ballot
• South Dakota State is Repeat IQS Champion
• Editorial Board Announced Outstanding Editors and Reviewers
• ITSC Community Paper Award Winners for 2023
• Journals Name Superior Award Winners
• Search Continues for New Editor in Chief
• Moneyball Next Book Club Pick
• ASABE Committees: Opportunities for Professional, Personal Growth 
• CPD at #ASABE23 Offers Reviewer Certification
• Publish Your AIM Paper at Discounted Rate
• New Additions to the ASABE Technical Library
• Matlock Named AEES Fellow
• 2nd Evapotranspiration Symposium: Registration Open
• Standards Activities

From the Executive Director

ASABE is blessed to have an incredibly stable staff team, so it’s a big deal when we welcome someone new. Well, imagine our excitement since we have two individuals who recently came on board! 

Corey Sayles is our new awards administrator, reporting to Sarah Rodriguez, who was promoted earlier this year to director of member engagement. Corey is a Purdue grad with an agricultural systems management degree, and she brings much needed insights from this important sector of our membership. Sadie Stell is a standards administrator and will mentor under retiring standards legend Carla Companion. Prior to joining us, Sadie was with a local nuclear power plant. She understands the importance of policies, procedures, and what it takes to establish consistent good work practices. Please join me in welcoming both Corey and Sadie to team ASABE!
 
Keeping with the theme of “what else is new,” both the Society and Foundation boards have been working hard over the past two years to refresh their brands. We had the goal to merge our rich history with contemporary imagery and forward-thinking messaging that will inspire potential members, partners, and financial supporters. Workshops, research, and strategy sessions helped us clarify our identity and outreach goals, and this work led to proposals for new logos, as well as mission and vision statements, and strengthened our messaging. The proposals were approved by both boards this spring and the rollout will begin at the end of annual meeting. Watch for the new logo and branding assets to be released over the next months.

Darrin J. Drollinger
Executive Director

Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for 2024 Ballot

With the 2023 elections behind us, and new officers prepared to take their positions in July, at the end of the annual meeting, it is time to anticipate the 2024 leadership ballot.

Nominees are being sought for president-elect and three trustee positions. Nominating committee positions to be filled include EOPD, ESH, PAFS, International, District 1, District 3, and District 5. Members of the Nominating committee have the serious but rewarding task of securing candidates. The slate they prepare is presented in January for ballot by the general ("corporate") membership. The committee comprises representatives from each of the Society's technical and geographic units, as well as the international membership. The staggered terms are for two years.

Those wishing to put forth nominations are encouraged to submit names and supporting materials to a member or members of the Nominating committee by July 1. Current committee members are as follows:

Candi Engler (chair)
Stephanie Lansing (District 1)
Johnny Grace (District 2)
Amy Schmidt (District 3)
Fadi Fathallah (District 4)
David Lanning (District 5)
Ajay Kumar (International)
Joel Peterson (ASE)
Janie Moore (EOPD)
Catie Brewer (ES)
Gretchen Mosher (ESH)
Ning Wang (ITSC)
Noel Menard (MS)
Tiffany Messer (NRES)
Nadia Sabeh (PAFS)
Anthony Doss (PRS)

South Dakota State Is Repeat Champion in Tractor Competition

For the second year in a row, and the third time overall, South Dakota State took home the trophy in the ASABE International 1/4-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. 

Rounding out the top five finishers were, in descending order: Kansas State University, North Carolina State University, Purdue University, and the University of Missouri.

Nineteen teams from Canada and the U.S. competed in this year's event.

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Editorial Board Announces Outstanding Editors and Reviewers

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ITSC Community Paper Award Winners for 2023

• “Real-Time 3D Tracking Method of Flying Moths Using Stereo Vision,” Ryo Sugiura, Ryo Nakano, Kazuki Shibuya, Koji Nishisue, Shinji Fukuda
• "Deep Data Augmentation for Weed Recognition Enhancement: A Diffusion Probabilistic Model and Transfer Learning Based Approach,” Dong Chen, Xinda Qi, Yu Zheng, Yuzhen Lu, Yanbo Huang, Zhaojian Li
• “An Automated Online Learning Framework for Insect Pest Image Classification Model Enhancement,” Ching-Kuang Chen, Ta-Te Lin
• “A Dynamic Object Counting Method for Strawberry Fruits using Vision Transformer Networks and Kalman Filter Tracking,” Xuehai Zhou, Yuyang Zhang, Shangpeng Sun, Phil Rosenbaum

Journals Name Superior Award Winners

• Tyler Lowe, Jason Street, Brian Smith, James Wooten, Brian Mitchell, El Barbary Hassan, Islam Elsayed, “Wood Pellet Production with the Inclusion of Rice Hull Derived Bio-oil,” Applied Engineering in Agriculture 38(6): 903-915

• Travis A. Burgers, Kelly J. Vanderwerff, “Vision and Radar Steering Reduces Agricultural Sprayer Operator Stress without Compromising Steering Performance,” Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health 28(3): 163-179

• Carlos D. Messina, Fred van Eeuwijk, Tom Tang, Sandra K. Truong, Ryan F. McCormick, Frank Technow, Owen Powell, Laura Mayor, Neal Gutterson, James W. Jones, Graeme L. Hammer, Mark Cooper, “Crop Improvement for Circular Bioeconomy Systems,” Journal of the ASABE 65(3): 491-504
• Nael Jaber, Naseem Daher, Daniel Asmar, “Deep-Pest-Detector: Automated Detection and Localization of Processionary Moth Nests on Pine Trees via Aerial Drones and Deep Neural Networks,” Applied Engineering in Agriculture 38(2): 253-272

• Bailey Adams, Matthew Darr, “Validation Principles of Agricultural Machine Multibody Dynamics Models,” Journal of the ASABE 65(4): 801-814
• Alvin R. Womac, Erdal Ozkan, Heping Zhu, John Kochendorfer, Hongyoung Jeon, “Status of Spray Penetration and Deposition in Dense Field Crop Canopies,” Journal of the ASABE 65(5): 1107-1117
• Chetan M. Badgujar, Daniel Flippo, Edwin Brokesh, Stephen Welch, “Experimental Investigation on Traction, Mobility, and Energy Usage of a Tracked Autonomous Ground Vehicle on a Sloped Soil Bin,” Journal of the ASABE 65(4): 835-847

• Andrew Fullhart, Ryan McGehee, Mark A. Nearing, Mariano Hernandez, Mark A. Weltz, David C. Goodrich, “A Global Rain-Driven Soil Erosion Investigation Based on Simulated Breakpoint Precipitation,” Journal of the ASABE 65(5): 1081-1096
• Kyle R. Mankin, Christine Rumsey, Graham Sexstone, Tamara Ivahnenko, Natalie Houston, Shaleene Chavarria, Gabriel Senay, Linzy Foster, Jonathan Thomas, Allison Flickinger, Amy E. Galanter, David Moeser, Toby L. Welborn, Diana E. Pedraza, Patrick M. Lamber, “Upper Rio Grande Basin Water-Resource Status and Trends: Focus Area Study Review and Synthesis,” Journal of the ASABE 65(4): 881-901
• Pandara Valappil Femeena, Gregory R. House, Rachel A. Brennan, “Creating a Circular Nitrogen Bioeconomy in Agricultural Systems through Nutrient Recovery and Upcycling by Microalgae and Duckweed: Past Efforts and Future Trends,” Journal of the ASABE 65(2): 327-346

• Guoming Li, Gary Daniel Chesser, Jr., Joseph L. Purswell, Christopher Magee, Richard S. Gates, Yijie Xiong, “Design and Development of a Broiler Mortality Removal Robot,” Applied Engineering in Agriculture 38(6): 853-863

• Lillian Lower, Julia Cunniffe, Jay J. Cheng, William Joe Sagues, “Coupling Circularity with Carbon Negativity in Food and Agriculture Systems,” Journal of the ASABE 65(4): 849-864
•  Catelyn Bridges, Janie McClurkin Moore, “Some Physical Properties of Aflatoxin-Inoculated Cottonseed,” Journal of the ASABE 65(3): 655-664

Search Continues for New Editor in Chief

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Moneyball Next Book Club Pick

Join the ASABE Book Club as we take on our next selection, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis. 

To participate, read the book or listen to the audiobook, then join us September 20 via Zoom to exchange insights. Registration is required. 

The ASABE Book Club is supported by the ASABE Initiative Fund and sponsored by the ASABE Young Professionals Community.

Participants will be eligible for a $25 Amazon credit. Qualifying, registered members will receive credit after participating in the Zoom book discussion on September 20, 2023. 

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ASABE Committees: Opportunities for Professional, Personal Growth 

Looking for a way to give back to the profession you love?

ASABE committees--and there are several hundred of them--are the engine that powers the Society and all but a few have open membership. And with roster transitions for many of them timed to occur after the annual meeting now is a great time to consider signing up.

Our technical committees comprise the overwhelming majority of ASABE's structure, and their needs range from standards development to publications review to meeting programming. Help is always welcomed in these areas. But other needs exist and offer tremendous opportunities to meet colleagues outside of your technical area, expand your professional network, gain and expand soft skills, and make a huge contribution to your Society's success. Professional licensure, student competitions, K-12 outreach, and meeting planning are just a few of the Society activities that are coordinated by volunteers serving on committees.

Browse through our searchable committee directory to find a group that meets your interest.

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CPD at #ASABE23 Offers Reviewer Certification

Become an ASABE Certified Reviewer!
Continuing Professional Development Session
Sunday, July 9, 2:00–4:00 pm

Join us this summer at the ASABE Annual International Meeting, in Omaha, for a special session to become certified as an ASABE reviewer. Learn about the peer-review process and how to write a helpful peer-review report. Discuss best practices and approaches with other ASABE reviewers.

This CPD is targeted at newer authors and reviewers but is open for all to participate. Participants will receive certificates at the completion of the CPD noting their designation as ASABE Certified Reviewers. There is no charge for this informative session, thanks to generous sponsorships from Kansas State University, Michigan State University, Mississippi State University, NC State University, Texas A&M University, University of Florida, University of Nebraska, and Virginia Tech.

Registration is required.

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Publish Your AIM Paper at Discounted Rate

Further develop your non-refereed 2023 annual meeting presentation into a high-quality, peer-reviewed manuscript.

Submit your paper for publication in ASABE journals and receive a page charge discount of $100 or 10%, if over 10 pages for the final layout.

You must be registered for the annual meeting, present your work at the AIM, and submit your manuscript to Scholar One by October 1, 2023. Note that all manuscripts must go through our high-quality review process to be published in the ASABE journals.


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Matlock Named AEES Fellow

ASABE member Marty Matlock, professor in the biological and agricultural engineering department at the University of Arkansas, was recognized as a Fellow of the American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES). AEES bestows Fellow recognition to members with exemplary qualifications and sustained excellence in contributions to the practice, research, and education in the field of ecological engineering. Fellows are leaders in their discipline and accomplished members of the society with a minimum of 10 years active membership, have dedicated substantial effort and resources towards the betterment of the discipline, and demonstrate evidence that they will make a positive contribution for the society in their role as a Fellow.

Previously, Matlock received the AEES Odum Award in 2022, the highest honor bestowed by the society, which recognizes a lifetime of achievement and contributions to research, education, and practice in the field of ecological engineering.

In photo: Marty Matlock (at right) was joined by ASABE Past President Lalit Verma, BAE department head, at the awards ceremony held earlier this month at the AEES annual meeting in Tampa, Florida.

Matlock is a 29-year member of ASABE.

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2nd Global Evapotranspiration Symposium

Advances, Challenges, and Future Needs in Measurements, Modeling, and Applications

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Standards Activities

Revision

• Revisions ANSI/ASABE S613-1.1 MAY2023, Tractors and Self-Propelled Machinery for Agriculture — Air Quality Systems for Cabs — Part 1: Terminology and Overview

• June 1, 2023, ASABE Revises Ag Cab Standard Press Release