2024 Spring Meeting

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Louisiana Section will host its 2024 Spring Meeting on Friday May 3, 2024, in Hammond LA. Attendance at this meeting will provide 3 PDHs.

Century-old pine trees tower over acres of lush landscaping at the Hammond Research Station. Nestled in the woods six miles from the city of Hammond, the station covers about 150 acres. Established in 1922 as the Fruit and Truck Experiment Station, the facility has traditionally served the strawberry and vegetable industries. Today’s research focus is landscape horticulture, including plant selection, fertility, weed control and plant growth regulators. Scientists evaluate more than 500 ornamental plants per year and each spring and fall release a list of Super Plants that grow well in all parts of Louisiana.

In addition to a presentation about the Hammond Research Center, we are planning a tour of Intralox. Intralox is a worldwide supplier and manufacturer of conveyer belt systems and products. One of their facilities is located just 2 miles from the Hammond Research Center. Intralox is the leading conveyance solutions provider helping move the world’s most critical products.

Their extensive portfolio of technologies and services enhances food safety, powers e-commerce, and solves challenges for industries ranging from food processing to industrial manufacturing to logistics and material handling.

They focus on innovation, and are constantly thinking about conveyance systems, so their customers don’t have to. Their efforts to help overcome product-handling concerns—whether on a single conveyor or across an entire plant—drive their culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

2,157 Patents in force around the world

20+ Original patent applications annually

$30+ MILLION Spent on invention and innovation in recent period.’ *Data obtained from Intralox website

RSVP to wendall.meaux@usda.gov by April 26, 2024, preferred, if you plan to attend this event.

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