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Did you miss our live townhall with new Executive Director Cedric Calhoun? You still have a chance to get acquainted! Follow the link below to enjoy the recorded conversation at your convenience.
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Nominations Sought for Society Leadership
With the close of the 2025 elections and new officers poised to take their positions at the close of the annual meeting in July, it's time to prepare for the 2026 leadership ballot.
Nominees are being sought for president-elect and three trustee positions. Open nominating positions include E-2050, EOPD, ESH, PAFS, District 1, District 3, and District 5. Those on the Nominating committee will be thoughtfully securing candidates for the slate presented in January 2026 for ballot by general membership. The committee comprises representatives for 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 suggest nominations are encouraged to submit names and supporting materials to a member of the Nominating committee by July 1.
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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MEETING
July 13 –16, 2025
Toronto, Ontario
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Online registration will close in just a few weeks!
If you are already registered for AIM, check out the list of options and see what you may have missed!
- The private tour to Niagara Falls is a GO! We will continue to sell tickets until sold out!
- The sold-out Sunset Cruise on the Harbour has limited tickets added for the cruise only—grab these if you are interested, but you will need to arrange your own transportation.
- Holland Marsh Agricultural DrainageTour has also increased capacity and now includes a box lunch, sponsored by LICO, as you head to your first destination!
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- Friends of the Foundation Event – Tickets for this are still available! Held at the beautiful Arcadian Loft, just a short, walkable distance from the Sheraton Centre.
Also on the schedule:
- Continuing Professional Development Courses - all are eligible for PDH credits
- Committee Meetings
- Socials, Networking, and More
- Technical Schedule
Watch for the updated technical presentation schedule to post soon with details of all the sessions with presentations and times.
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Childcare
KiddieCorp will be joining us for the third year in a row to bring childcare to the AIM program. Reserve your child's time before June 23! Childcare is available during the technical program schedule, Monday through Wednesday, for a small hourly fee.
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First Time at AIM? We Have an App for That!
Is this your first time at an ASABE meeting? Our orientation tool helps navigate you through our packed programming options directly to the technical sessions, committee meetings, and social events that match your interests.
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Our Host Hotel
All of #ASABE25 is under a singular, beautiful roof: the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. All technical sessions, socials, committee meetings, and more will be held here unless stated otherwise. Rooms are available until June 25 or until sold out at the discounted group rate. |
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Not sure if you need a visa? Find out what traveling to Canada will require. Prepare early! It can take several months for passport or visa approvals.
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Showcase your company in the spotlight at AIM! There are many options and we customize!
Connect with Liz Metts with questions.
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It's elementary, dear Watson
You can have fun and be a friend of the ASABE Foundation
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March 15–18, 2026
Transilvania, Romania
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The call for abstracts has opened for the climate symposium being co-hosted with the Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania!
Join us March 15-18, 2026, in Romania for this climate themed symposium. A full list of session topics is available now.
Show your support and attend the event by becoming a sponsor or exhibitor. Contact Liz Metts with questions or more details.
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New Toolkit Facilitates Volunteer Work
 Our volunteers often need reference documents and materials to support their ASABE committee and community work. Now those resources can all be found in one dedicated portfolio.
The kit contains everything from brand guides and logos, to templates for meeting agendas and minutes, to the Society's constitution and bylaws.
Access the portfolio by logging in to Engage, our exclusive collaboration platform, then look for the toolkit button under Quick Links.
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New Podcasts from ASABE
Enjoy the latest from The Lead with ASABE. Recently dropped episodes include:
- Energy Use Efficiency for Indoor Plant Environment
- Remote Sensing Allows Farmers to View Their Fields from Home
- Utilizing Bayesian Statistics to Predict Experimental Friction Coefficients of Corn Stover
- An Ag Engineer's Guide to Retirement & Insurance
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YOUR MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Did You Know. . .
 ASABE members enjoy substantial discounts on:
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COMING UP
Member Events
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Livestreaming This Weekend!
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Cheers to the 2025 Honorees
 Be sure to make time in your annual meeting itinerary to help us celebrate our major-award winners and 2025 Class of Fellows.
The Fellows induction ceremony will take place Monday, July 14, at 6 pm. Award winners will be honored at the luncheon on Wednesday, July 16, at 12:30 pm. Both events are included in your meeting registration.
Did you miss the announcement? Here's the complete list of honorees.
In photo: 2025 Class of ASABE Fellows
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Input Sought on Proposed 3D Competition
 Every summer, ASABE student members gather at the annual meeting to compete, connect, and problem-solve through a variety of student design competitions. These events have become a highlight of the conference for many of us, bringing energy, creativity, and innovation to the AIM experience.
A new competition is proposed that will center on 3D printing. Because 3D printing is already widely used across ASABE competitions, this event would offer a natural way to bring together students with different interests and skillsets, while also giving new members a low-cost, high-engagement entry point into ASABE design challenges.
Each year would bring a different challenge. Students might be asked to recreate historical ag equipment, collaborate to reverse-engineer and assemble a machine, or build functioning systems to solve real-world tasks.
Learning outcomes, however, would remain consistent, with students gaining hands-on experience designing within constraints, working with tolerances, selecting materials, and making decisions under pressure. They'll develop their communication, iteration, and problem-solving skills, learning to adapt when things don’t go as planned and develop habits that define effective engineering teams in industry.
Whether you're excited to participate, have feedback or ideas, or would like to learn more, organizers would love to hear from you. Those interested are asked to complete the interest form or contact Audrey Frost.
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In Memoriam
Donnell (Don) Hunt
ASABE Fellow Donnell (Don) R. Hunt, 98, of Urbana, Illinois, died May 19, 2025.
Born August 11, 1926, on a farm near Danville, Indiana, he spent his earliest days helping his father on the family farm, developing what would become a life-long love affair with tractors which eventually turned into his life’s work. Upon high school graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Army, and was deployed to Nagoya, Japan, toward the end of World War II. Attending college on the G.I. Bill, Hunt graduated from Purdue University in 1951, later earning master’s and PhD degrees from Iowa State University in 1954 and1958, respectively. In 1960, he jumped at an opportunity to relocate to Urbana, Illinois, when he accepted a full professorship at the University of Illinois’ College of Agriculture Department of Agricultural Engineering Power Machinery Division, where for the next 35 years he took great enjoyment in sharing his knowledge and passion for farm machinery with upcoming generations of ag engineers, surrounded by the world’s epicenter of the farm machinery industry. It was also during his years at Illinois that he authored a number of publications that advanced the standards in machinery management analytics and optimization. He also authored or co-authored a number of textbooks on the subject of power machinery, several of which remain in circulation today and have been admitted to the Library of Congress.
Hunt's expertise also led to a Fulbright Award to teach and conduct research in Ireland, in addition to numerous guest lecture engagements in other countries, including Iran, Sri Lanka, India, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the Netherlands and the Philippines. In 1985, he was tapped to become assistant dean and director of cooperative education for the university's college of engineering, in which capacity he served until his retirement in 1996.
Elected a Fellow in 1983, Hunt was a 74-year member of ASABE.
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Claude J. Phene
 Claude J. Phene passed away March 10, 2025, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 91.
Born near Bordeaux, France, on July 11, 1933, in France, where his formative years were tragically interrupted by WWII and the deportation of his mother and grandmother when he was 10 years old. His paternal grandmother (Catholic) hid him and his brother in a small village outside of Bordeaux, where they were often left alone. Following the war, he returned to Bordeaux and completed secondary school and studied for his Bar-Mitzvah. Later he worked for the U.S. Army in France as a translator, where he met Elizabeth Murphy, the daughter of a U.S. Army Chief Master Sergeant. In 1955, he immigrated to the U.S., joined the U.S. Air Force, and was stationed at George AFB, Victorville, California; he then worked at Kaiser Steel and went back to school. As his interest in soils developed, he took a job at USDA Agricultural Research Service at the U.S. Salinity Lab in Riverside, California. He received a BA in physics and a PhD in soil science (1970), both from the University of California, Riverside.
Beginning an illustrious career in agricultural and water research, Phene was transferred to Florence, South Carolina, for eight years, then to Fresno, California, and the Water Management Research Lab (1978), where he worked until his retirement in 1994. Phene pioneered much of the work in drip irrigation, and particularly in subsurface drip irrigation for commercial agriculture. His colleagues regarded him as visionary, forward looking, ahead of his time, noting that he would forge ahead when others said it was not worthwhile and later proving them wrong. Phene authored or co-authored over 300 publications and received many professional awards both before and after his retirement from USDA.
Memorials can be made to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Phene was a 48-year member of ASABE.
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