Leadership Election Continues
 Balloting will close March 1, 2025.
Elect your Society leadership! Voting members were sent an email on January 9 from Intelliscan with instructions and your secure link to your ballot. Check for your email message, click on the link, and vote. It’s that easy! Not seeing the email? Please check your junk file.
Vote today and validate the importance of the work these volunteer candidates have pledged to assume. Thanks to those who have voted! Need special accommodations? Please contact Joann McQuone by email or by phone (269/932-7022).
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ASABE, SEIA to Collaborate on Agrivoltaics Standards
 ASABE and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have agreed to jointly develop industry standards for agrivoltaics, the dual use of land for agriculture and solar energy production. The two organizations are currently collaborating to identify subject areas in which new standards would be beneficial to industry.
ASABE Executive Director Darrin Drollinger explains that the collaboration leverages the agricultural expertise of ASABE members and the specialized knowledge of SEIA members in photovoltaic and energy storage technologies. "Together, we aim to establish comprehensive standards that will advance the field of agrivoltaics and promote sustainable land use,” he says.
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Goals Exceeded!
With the contributions from the Past Presidents and the Foundation match, we are thrilled to announce a total impact of $154,000 being directed into specific funds that support awards, scholarships, and special projects.
This success was made possible by:
- Nearly $23,000 in contributions from our dedicated Past Presidents,
- An inspiring $77,000 in new donations from our generous supporters just like you, and
- $54,000 in additional matching funds from the ASABE Foundation, amplifying the impact of your contributions.
Thanks to your support, we are better equipped to celebrate excellence, foster innovation, and inspire the next generation of agricultural and biological engineers.
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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MEETING
July 13 –16, 2025
Toronto, Ontario
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Join us in Toronto this summer for the decennial joint CSBE/ASABE Annual International Meeting. Start making your plans now!
Not sure whether you need a visa? Find out what traveling to Canada will require, and prepare early—passport and visa approvals can take several months to process. |
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The abstract submission deadline closed January 22, after a short extension. Session organizers are now busy reviewing the hundreds of abstracts received to fill the technical sessions planned for #ASABE25. An updated list of sessions will be added to the meeting site in March, once organization is complete. Also found here are paper submission deadlines, registration information, and links to submit a CPD, social, or networking event. CPD proposals are due February 1, socials and networking events are due February 5!
Sponsorship options and exhibitor tables are available. This is a great way to support ASABE and members, showcase your company, and also attend the meeting. Contact Liz Metts for details and questions.
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February 9–12, 2025
Louisville, Kentucky
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Celebrate 30 years of the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference!
Register online by January 31 to save up to $85 off onsite registration. Onsite registration will be available starting on February 9. Watch asabe.org/AETC2025 for the final program.
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Students: This is your last call for posters! Don't miss this opportunity to present at the Student Poster Session and Competition in front of the industry and academic professionals of AETC for great feedback and discussion on your research. Deadline is January 31. Find the submission form and requirements online.
Interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibitor? There are still some options available. 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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The Global Symposium on Sustainable Microirrigation Advances: Drop to Boom abstract portal is still open. The weeks are counting down to get your abstract submitted—February 15 is the deadline! This will 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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ASABE JOURNALS
Call for Papers: Constructed Wetlands, Climate Change Impacts, and Regenerative Agriculture
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. Just follow our step-by-step submission instructions.
Note the due dates for the following special collections:
4/15/2025 Ecosystem Evapotranspiration: Advances, Challenges, and Future Needs in Measurement, Modeling, and Application
6/30/2025 Regenerative Agriculture
9/15/2025 Water Quality Monitoring: Technologies and Data Stewardship for Low Cost, High-Frequency, and In Situ Data Collection
11/1/2025 Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture
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COMING UP
Member Events
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 Join Lutz investment advisor Tom Hodgson for a comprehensive overview of essential financial planning concepts tailored to ASABE members. Learn how to make informed decisions about retirement accounts, understand the role of insurance in your financial plan, and discover strategies for growing and protecting your wealth for generations to come.
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New Podcasts from The Lead with ASABE
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 Enjoy the latest from The Lead with ASABE. Recently dropped episodes include:
- "Using Hemp in Food Packaging," with Aaron Dudley
- "Order of the Engineer: Commitment to Ethics," with Bob Gustafson
And watch for these upcoming conversations:
- "ASABE's Peer-Reviewed Journals," with Sudhagar Mani
- "Rediscovering Millet," with Roselle Barretto
- "Young Professionals and the African Agrifood Transformation," with Taisha Venort
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AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Standards Developer Award
Each year, ASABE recognizes the significant efforts of those teams who devoted time and energy to revision and development of ASABE Standards during the previous calendar year.
To be considered for this award, nominations must be submitted by the chair of the committee responsible for the standard by March 1, 2025.
For further information please contact Scott Cedarquist.
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Heading to AETC? Check Out the Session on AE50 Winners
 AE50 winners will be recognized at our 2025 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference, being held February 9–12 in Louisville. This is an excellent opportunity to learn of new features incorporated into these products and share a portion of their journey to the marketplace. The session is open to all and will feature presentations on a sampling of those products receiving 2025 AE50 awards.
Winners are featured in the January/February issue of Resource, and the complete list, along with video introductions for each winner, is available at asabe.org/AE50awardwinners.
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Student Scholarship & Competition Deadlines
Don't pass up these excellent opportunities available to undergraduate and graduate students. Visit the ASABE Student Awards and Competitions webpage for more details and entry instructions for each competition
March 15
William J. Adams, Jr. and Marijane E. Adams Scholarship
ASABE Foundation Engineering Scholarship
Boyd-Scott Graduate Research Award
John C. NYE Graduate Fellowship
April 15
Bioprocess Startup Competition
G.B. Gunlogson Environmental Fountain Wars Design Competition
April 20
Student Honor Award
May 15
K.K. Barnes Student Paper Competition
AGCO National Student Design Competition
G.B. Gunlogson Environmental “Open” Design Competition
June 1
ASABE Robotics Student Design Competition
AIM Student Oral/Poster Presentation Competition
All students who submitted an abstract to present at the 2025 AIM will automatically be contacted to participate in this competition, keep an eye on your email for more details!
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Gerald "Jerry" Brusewitz
ASABE Fellow Gerald “Jerry” Henry Brusewitz passed away on December 30, 2024, at the age of 82. Raised on his parents’ dairy farm in Black Creek, Wisconsin, he attended Seymour High School and was in the first testing group of the ACT exam for college admissions, later becoming a “poster boy” for ACT success stories. He went on to earn his BS in agriculture and mechanical engineering and his MS in agricultural engineering from University of Wisconsin, then continued his education at Michigan State University, where he earned a PhD in agricultural engineering
His professional career started and ended at Oklahoma State University, beginning in 1969 and ending in 2002, when he retired with the rank Regents Professor. He truly enjoyed teaching and getting to know his students. In fact, he was known to invite his international students to his home to spend holiday dinners. While an OSU faculty member he received awards including Outstanding Faculty in the College of Agriculture and Outstanding Faculty in the College of Engineering. He was elected an ASABE Fellow in 1990. Sabbatical leaves included University of California, Davis; Cornell University; Dominica and Kuwait Institute for Science Research.
In retirement, Brusewitz enjoyed being a part of the Stillwater community, volunteering at Stillwater Hospital, Habitat for Humanity, and Stillwater Restore, which he helped found in 2002.
Brusewitz had been a 40-year member of ASABE.
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 Henry James Landry, Jr.
Henry James Landry, Jr., died on December 20, 2024, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Born in Paincourtville, Louisiana, Landry spent his childhood on Armelise Plantation in Paincourtville. He attended Louisiana State University for 1.5 years before joining the U.S. Marine Corps, where he obtained the rank of sergeant and earned several commendations. He later returned to Louisiana State, graduated in 1974 with a B.S. in agricultural engineering, and subsequently earned his professional engineering license.
After graduation, Landry worked for John Deere Des Moines Works in Ankeny, Iowa. There he designed various equipment and obtained several patents for John Deere during his eleven years with the company. In 1985, he and his family moved back to Louisiana, where he managed Sunshine Equipment Company for 19 years. He then changed fields and purchased International Manufacturers Representatives, Inc., in Baton Rouge.
Landry was a 50-year member of ASABE.
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