From the Executive Director
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Earlier this month, staff was thrilled to host a group of students and Michigan section members visiting Headquarters and then touring Michigan State University’s Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center. The trip was choreographed by Michigan Section Chair Dave Isaacs and supported by additional section members Paula Steiner, John Seppanen, and Nick Tipper. Seven MSU undergraduate students and one graduate student driver departed East Lansing, while seven Purdue undergraduate students had already departed West Lafayette, and both groups arrived at Headquarters within minutes of each other! It was fantastic to have Hudson Schneider, International Student Branch president 2024–2025, join the Purdue delegation. All enjoyed the cornhole-mixer welcome, a pizza lunch, and a presentation about ASABE. The group then departed for the Research Center. If you, or a group, would like to visit Headquarters, just let us know.
New Foundation President Maury Salz has inspired past Society presidents to give, and as a result this fall season of giving/Giving Tuesday will have the most money available to date for matching donors’ contributions. It's billed the Past Presidents Challenge 2024, and I encourage you to reflect on what Foundation program or fund speaks to you and consider making a contribution, which will then be doubled!
Darrin J. Drollinger
Executive Director
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Making Connections at FIRA USA
Volunteers from our California/Nevada section last week led an ASABE delegation at FIRA-USA, an industry event focused on robotics and autonomy in agriculture. Held in Woodland, California, FIRA provided an opportunity to demonstrate the Society's leadership in supporting emerging autonomous technology. Among the highlights of the event was a panel discussion featuring ASABE members Adam Barlow and Austin Gellings, who spoke on the importance of standards in the industry.
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Taking the ASABE Message to FFA
Also last week, members of the Kansas State University quarter-scale tractor team joined Christina Tucker, University of Illinois, and Josh Jackson, University of Kentucky, in Indianapolis to host a booth at the 2024 FFA Expo.
Demonstrating the breadth of the profession, K-State team members talked about their tractor and their experience with the ASABE's quarter-scale competition, while Tucker and Jackson used soil sensors and machine vision to illustrate the ways in which the profession is leading the digital ag transformation.
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The annual FFA Expo presents a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of careers in agricultural and biological engineering and technology by engaging one-on-one with students, parents, educators, and FFA chapter advisors. This year's event drew more than 70,000 attendees.
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SOCIETY GOVERNANCE
Lend Your Expertise to Society Finance Committee
Your experience and interest in setting and analyzing budgets could have valuable and lasting impact on the financial health of the Society.
E-20, the Society's Finance committee, is looking for a few members to assist with its mission to provide general fiscal oversight of the operating and reserve funds of the Society while maintaining good stewardship of resources. Terms are for five years, with the ability to commit to preparation and participation in three meetings per year.
Interested? Learn more about the committee's scope of work and the expectations of its members, and contact Joann McQuone (269-932-7022) with questions.
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Initiative Funds Awarded for Irrigation Outreach
The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the award of Initiative funds in support of the ASABE Global Symposium on Sustainable Microirrigation Advances: Drop to Boom. The event will be held in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, in January 2026 (scroll down for symposium details).
The funds will be used to support the training of local farmers, extension county agents, and agronomists with the Puerto Rico State Agriculture Department.
The Initiative fund was established to provide seed money for new activities, programs, and pilot programs. Over the past 10 years, your Society has advanced the agricultural and biological engineering profession by supporting 30 projects, awarding over $424,000. Learn more about the fund, the projects it's supported, and the application requirements.
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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MEETING
July 13 –16, 2025
Toronto, Ontario
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The call for abstracts is open for the 2025 AIM! The decennial joint CSBE/ASABE Annual International Meeting is in Toronto July 13–16.
Submit your abstract now through January 18 to one of over 100 oral and poster sessions. A complete list of all of the technical sessions is available on the AIM website. |
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Links to submit your CPD, social, or networking event are also available now. If you are interested in hosting a breakfast or evening social, perhaps a business meeting for your community, now is the time to submit your request! Go to the agenda page for details. Prepare now!
Do you need a visa? Is your passport up to date? Find out what traveling to Canada will require.
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February 9–12, 2025
Louisville, Kentucky
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Celebrate 30 years of the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference!
Registration for AETC is open now through January 5 at the early bird rates. Watch asabe.org/AETC2025 for details on sessions and courses that will be offered.
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Students have a unique opportunity at AETC to attend for free! Through the generous support from our student sponsors, John Deere and CNH, we are able to offer free registration to a limited number of students (ASABE member graduate or undergraduate students). This includes attending the Student and Industry Social, Monday's Keynote Speaker lunch, and Tuesday's AE50 Awards lunch. You can also sit in on a CPD if you are interested, for free! While you are there, present a poster during the Student Poster Session and Competition for a chance to win a Visa gift card. Visit the website to find all the details about registering and poster submission. Deadline for both is January 31.
Interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibitor? There are many options to get involved. As always, feel free to let us know if you have something in mind that you don't see on the form. Contact Liz Metts with questions.
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January 11-17, 2026
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
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ASABE is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the Global Symposium on Sustainable Microirrigation Advances: Drop to Boom, to be held January 11–17, 2026, at the Punta Borinquen Resort in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. |
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Share your expertise at this specialty conference by submitting an abstract before the deadline of February 15, 2025. The submission portal is now open. The symposium invites research on five main themes:
- Challenges to Sustaining Microirrigation into the Future
- Technological Advancements in Microirrigation Systems
- Role of Microirrigation Systems in Land, Water, Energy, & Food Security
- Stakeholder & Community Engagement & Education Microirrigation Design, Innovations
- New Techniques for Increased Crop Productivity
The expanded list of themes is available in the symposium brochure. Bookmark the symposium website, where updates will be posted for full schedule details, registration, sponsorship options, and more.
This symposium is supported by ASABE Initiative Funds.
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RESOURCE MAGAZINE
Visual Challenge: Your Photos Tell the Story
 Here's a final reminder for our annual Visual Challenge. Help us showcase the world of agricultural and biological engineering. Submit your original, 300-dpi photos, with description, to Resource Managing Editor Melissa Miller by November 1, 2024.
Full details
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ASABE JOURNALS
Call for Papers: Contribute to Our Special Collections
We invite you to contribute to our scholarly community by submitting manuscripts to our new all open access Journal of Natural Resources and Agricultural Ecosystems and our other hybrid journals. Please note the due dates for these special collections:
12/30/2024 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resource and Agricultural Systems
12/31/2024 Regenerative Agriculture
11/1/2025 Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture
Just follow our step-by-step submission instructions. Consider also our special collections, manuscripts for which are due at the end of December.
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New from ASABE Publications
Open Access Articles, Special Collection Articles, New Journal Issues
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Standards News
New Standards
ANSI/ASABE AD4254-16:2018, Agricultural machinery – Safety – Part 16: Portable agricultural grain augers
Revisions
ASABE/ISO 11684:2023 SEP2024, Tractors, machinery for agricultural and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Safety labels — General principles
Standard Withdrawn
ASAE S361.3 APR1990 (R2020), Safety for Portable Agricultural Auger Conveying Equipment
Press Releases
October 15, 2024, ASABE Replaces Grain Auger Standard with ISO Standard Adoption
October 15, 2024, ASABE Adopts Revised ISO Standard for Machinery Safety Labels
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Last Call for Major Award Nominations, CNH Scholarship
Nominations for our major awards close October 31, as does the CNH Scholarship application window.
All details and a complete list of ASABE major awards and recognitions can be found online.
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Nominations Open for Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award
Blue Ribbon Awards are presented each year by ASABE in recognition of outstanding effort and achievement in the development of noteworthy educational materials. For more information, visit our website.
Nominations close January 25, 2025.
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Congratulations to Student Poster Winners
Congratulations to all of the finalists of the ASABE Student Oral/Poster Presentation Competition, held during the 2024 Annual International Meeting. Each finalist received a $250 prize check. For more information on the competition and this year's winning entries, please visit our website.
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Applied Science and Engineering Community
Maia Woodard
Education, Outreach, and Professional Development Community
Kaitlyn Gordon
Energy Systems Community
Bipasyana Dhungana
Juliana Pin
Yilin Li
Ergonomics, Safety, and Health Community
Jacob Muller
Information Technology, Sensors, and Control Systems Community
Parastoo Farajpoor
Anthony James Franco (two winning posters)
Yawen He
Sidharth Rai
Kasra Khodkar
Liyike Ji
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Machinery Systems Community
Kyle Lammers
Max Hooks
Kittiphum Pawikhum (two winning posters)
Natural Resources and Environmental Systems Community
Kelly Kosiarski
Emily Nottingham
Rene Francis Simbi Mvuyekure
Youjia Li
Hongxu Zhou
Sam Holberg
Plant, Animal, and Facility Systems Community
Anne Sophie Rufyikiri
Mathieu Deschenes
Christopher Sarmiento Pascual
Processing Systems Community
Nahndi Kirk-Bradley
Kelly Graff
Sayantan Santra |
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COMING UP
Member Events
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Welcome, South Dakota Section
The newly revitalized South Dakota Section was recently approved by the Membership Development Council. Big thanks to ASABE members Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan and Sushant Mehan, who spearheaded these efforts. Those members living and working in South Dakota are automatically members of this new section.
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Students! Weigh In with Your Insights
Are you an undergraduate student? We want to hear from you! Please fill out the quick student survey to help us serve students.
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Branding Tools Available for Sections, Communities
 Great brands are built on consistency, and to facilitate consistency for those who manage communications on behalf of their sections and communities, we've created a handy Section Brand Guide. This abridged version of the comprehensive ASABE Brand Style Guide provides everything you need to support clear, robust, and consistent messaging.
Like the comprehensive guide, the section style guide contains core messaging and specifications for visual identity (fonts, logos, color palette, etc). Unlike the comprehensive guide, it also provides links to professionally designed templates, tools, and imagery, housed on the platform Canva, which you can use to set up a section logo, event flyers, social media posts, and more.
Both the comprehensive style guide and the section guide can be found on the branding page of the ASABE website, along with the previously released University Chapter Brand Guide.
These tools are living portfolios. Your suggestions and questions are encouraged. Contact Dolores Landeck for more information.
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 David Arthur "Art" Clever
David Arthur “Art” Clever, 81, passed away October 3, 2024, at The Villages, Florida.
Clever was born on February 24, 1943, in Columbus, Ohio, to A. Franklin Clever and F. Jean Cossum.
Clever retired from John Deere and Company in 2012 after 42 years of service, beginning as a design engineer in 1967 after graduating from The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering. From 1964 to 1970, beginning in college and into his early career, he also served in the United States Air Force and the Air National Guard both in Ohio and Illinois. In 1974, John Deere moved him to the Technical Center as a standards engineer, beginning what was to become a distinguished career as a globally recognized expert in the field of mechanical fasteners.
Clever chaired national and international committees responsible for standards development and earned much respect and many accolades along the way. In 2007, he received the prestigious ASME Dedicated Service Award for his outstanding performance and leadership. He was especially proud of his elevation to a Fellow in the Standards Engineers Society. Over his career, he demonstrated the importance of maintaining an open mind and continuous education. He earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering in 1998 via correspondence and was awarded an honorary PhD in 2006.
Clever was a 57-year member of ASABE.
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