Newsletter of the Florida Section ASABE

Newsletter of the Florida Section ASABE March 2017 Table of Contents o Message from the Editor o Continuing Education o FASABE Awards Nominations o FASABE Annual Conference 2017 A message from the Editor. Cover Photo: Longhorn by Taylor Kroll, Sebring, FL. Welcome to 2017 fellow Ag and Bio Engineers. Hope everyone s year has started off productive and profitable. We ve got a lot in store for 2017 at the Florida Section of ASABE. We will be returning to the Jupiter Beach Resort and Spa for our 2017 Florida Section conference after taking a year off to host the international conference in Orlando last summer. We ve had a very warm winter so far and as we begin March it appears as if we may have skipped winter entirely this year. I have seen some reports of a good cold spell on the way for mid-march, but it is yet to be seen how low the jet stream will go. The National Weather Service Dry Season forecast for central Florida updated March 2017 predicts continued above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation through April. Daylight Savings Time spring forward 2017 will take place on Sunday, March 12. I m personally very excited about having some daylight at the end of the work day again to enjoy the outdoors a bit instead of retreating to the home-cave at 6 o clock every evening. More daylight in my neck of the woods means more fishing, more hiking, more fun and sometimes Of Importance more work as well, but that s okay. As the days get longer and temperatures keep rising, many of our temporary Florida residents will migrate back to the north and the locals will relish the smaller crowds at their favorite recreational areas. 412 Newman Rd. Sebring, FL 33876 (863) 414-0710 www.fl-asabe.org

March 2017 Message from the Editor continued.. I d like to remind everyone to stay up to date on their ASABE membership dues and encourage your peers to do the same. We re stronger together and the more participation we get in the organization the more we will all benefit from greater networking and sharing of expertise. Get out there and encourage your peers to join and attend our conference this summer. An Ag and Bio Engineering degree is not a pre-requisite for joining or attending our conference, so if you have friends or colleagues in the broader agricultural sector or any related field, please encourage them to consider attending our conference this summer in Jupiter; we d love to meet them. Until then, everyone stay busy and stay safe. If you would like to send a donation to the UF Fountain Wars team the address to send a check is: -Taylor Kroll FASABE 2016/17 Marketing Vice-Chair The UF Fountain Wars Team took 3 rd Place at last year s competition! UF ASABE Student Chapter Attn: Bailey Harrell PO Box 110570 Gainesville, FL 32611 Checks should be made payable to UF Foundation Please include how you would like your sponsorship listed: your name or company name or email her your logo at bharrell13@ufl.edu FASABE Appreciates our Student Travel Sponsors: ASMUSSEN ENGINEERING, LLC ROYAL CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. Soil & WATER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, INC. FASABE STUDENT SUPPORT SPONSORS: R. Quince Sellers, PE Melanie Correll, Ph.D.

March 2017 Continuing Education Florida Section ASABE Continuing Education Guidance Newsletter By Kimberly McCue, Vice Chair of Continuing Education mccuekm@royalconsulting.com Continuing Education Requirements Just a reminder that as of March 1, 2015 all professional engineers licensed in Florida will be required to obtain a total of eighteen (18) continuing education (CE) course hours in order to renew their licenses. These requirements are officially in effect for the 2015-2017 biennial renewal. Of the 18 hours, one (1) hour must be related to the laws and rules of professional engineers, one (1) hour must relate to professional ethics, and the remaining 16 hours can relate to any topic pertinent to the practice of engineering. CE hours may be earned by presenting or attending seminars, in-house or nonclassroom courses, workshops, or professional or technical presentations made at meetings, webinars, conventions, or conferences, including those presented by vendors with specific knowledge related to the licensee s area of practice. Up to four (4) hours of the CE hours may be obtained by serving as an officer for a Board-recognized professional or technical engineering society. The required hours relating to law, rules and ethics may also be earned by a PE serving as a member of the Legislature or as an elected state or local official. For more information see: https://www.fbpe.org/index.php/continuing-education/continuing-education-ce-requirements What about your Law & Ethics CE requirements? You can easily acquire the 2 CE credits needed online. For the convenience of our members, below is a list of Law & Ethic online course providers. FES Law & Ethics Course PDHEngineer offers discounted Ethics & Law training for ASABE members. ASABE members can save 15% using Discount Code ASABE. And, a portion of the proceeds goes to support ASABE. Here are the links to their courses: Laws and Rules: http://asabe.pdhengineer.com/catalog/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2816 Ethics: http://asabe.pdhengineer.com/catalog/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2815 Some other Law & Ethics course links are provided below: The Florida Engineering Society: http://www.fleng.org/tests.cfm?c_id=54 SUNCAM: http://www.suncam.com/continuing-education/lar.html You can also search for additional CEU providers at the following link: https://www.myfloridalicense.com/cesearch.asp?sid=&div=09

FLORIDA SECTION ASABE AWARDS The awards committee is seeking nominations for the 2017 Florida Section ASABE Awards. This form can be completed to nominate a candidate. Please copy the form to submit more than one nomination. Please send the nomination(s) to: Nathaniel O. Bailey, PhD - AWARDS VICE CHAIR E-mail: nathaniel.bailey@famu.edu NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY MARCH 20, 2017 Nominee s Name: Nominee s Position: Outstanding Professional Engineer This Award is given to a professional engineer in the field of Agriculture Engineering. This person should be a leader who represents the profession through his or her work as an Agricultural Engineer. Outstanding Young Engineer This Award is given to a young engineer (40 or younger) in the field of Agricultural Engineering. This person should be a leader who represents the profession through his or her work as an Agricultural Engineer. Distinguished Achievement This Award is typically given to an individual who is, or has been, active in the state section and in the profession of Agricultural Engineering. Typically the recipient has served the section as an active member of the Executive Committee. The recipient has gone beyond the State Section and served the Profession of Agricultural Engineering in other endeavors that represent the Profession proudly. Teacher of the Year This Award is typically given to the teacher considered to have provided the Student Section of our Society the best tools for a successful education thereby elevating the students appreciation and understanding of our profession. Outstanding Service This Award is given to a member of the Society who has served the section with distinction. The recipient is also seen as a representative of the Agricultural Engineering community in his place of work. Outstanding Young Extension Worker This Award honors outstanding success in motivating people to acquire knowledge, skills and understanding to improve agricultural operations. Nominee must be under the age of 40 at time of selection. Outstanding Young Researcher This Award honors dedicated use of scientific methodology to seek out facts or principles significant to agricultural engineering. Nominee must be under the age of 40 at time of selection Briefly describe Nominee s Qualifications: Member submitting the Nomination: Telephone Number of the Member submitting the Nomination:

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS General Session: Biology, Energy, Water Engineering Challenges For the Future Making a presentation at the June 21 24, 2017, Florida Section American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual Conference is an opportunity to: receive professional recognition share your ideas, techniques and research with your peers ANNUAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION The Florida Section of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (FASABE) will be hosting the 2017 Annual Conference and Trade show from June 21-24 2017. The event will be held at the Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa in Jupiter, Florida. SESSION TYPES The meeting will comprise of Lecture Sessions, with optional Poster Sessions if there is an overflow of Lecture Sessions. Notice of acceptance will be sent via e-mail to all presenters by March 17, 2017. Lecture Sessions Presenters are provided with a pointer, Power Point or video equipment (as requested). Oral presentations are generally limited to 20 minutes, depending upon the number of presentations in the session and the time slot in which the session is scheduled. Poster Sessions Poster presentations afford maximum opportunity for direct interaction between the presenter and the audience as well as overall professional exposure for the author. Poster material will be posted early Thursday morning and left up throughout the conference. Poster session presenters are expected to be available for a specified period of time to discuss their work. Having the material available throughout the conference, in one large room, allows individuals the opportunity to view the material at their convenience with fewer conflicts in scheduling. REGISTRATION OF WRITTEN PAPER All paper and poster presenters (ASABE members and nonmembers) are eligible for the reduced ASABE member registration fee. All presenters are required to register for the meeting to present their papers and posters. General Information Instructions 1. Choose from the list of Presentation Topic Areas below or suggest your own, and indicate your choice for each proposal. Your presentation may be put in a session with related papers if the Program Organizer determines it is a better fit for your topic or presentations may be grouped together by regions. Presentations do not have to coordinate with the General Session Topic. 2. Presentation Title: Enter the title of your presentation. Please use lower case letters with initial caps. 3. Presenter (speaker): Enter your complete name and mailing address on each line as indicated. Please use standard abbreviations for addresses and use extra lines as needed so your address is complete. 4. Contact person (if different than presenter). If same as item 3, type same. 5. Authors: List authors by full name in the order you wish them to appear in the program. Include titles and professional registration. 6. Presentation preference: Indicate whether you prefer Poster, Lecture or No Preference. (See descriptions of presentation types). 7. Paper availability: Indicate whether a written paper will be available for distribution at the Annual Meeting: Yes, No. Program Organizer Jason Strenth, PE USDA-NRCS. 2614 NW 43 rd Street Gainesville, Florida 32606 Phone: (352) 338-9559 Facsimile: (352) 338-9574 E-Mail: jason.strenth@fl.usda.gov 8. Audio Visual Equipment Needed: Indicate required equipment. 9. Proposal: Proposals must be 200-300 words (2000 characters maximum). Proposals should include: a) an objective; b) the methodology, and c) the expected results and their implications. Make your hotel reservations early at the Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa in Jupiter, Florida. See last page for hotel details. Deadline for reservations at the group rate is May 22, 2017.

Important Deadlines DATE March 3, 2017 ITEM Presentation proposal forms due to the Program Organizer via E-mail, FAX or regular mail. Presentation Topic Areas Please select a topic for your presentation from the list below. If your presentation is not represented by any of these topics, please call the program chair. March 17, 2017 Notification of acceptance to presenters by this date via e-mail. Biology, Energy, Water Engineering Challenges For the Future May 22, 2017 June 21, 2017 Last day for Early-Bird Meeting Registration. Continuing Education Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa, Jupiter Power and Machinery Progression of Farm Machinery Development Precision Farming Production Engineering Design and Application June 22-23, 2017 Florida Section ASABE Annual Conference. Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa, Jupiter June 24, 2017 How to Submit Your Proposal FASABE Annual Business Meeting, Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa, Jupiter ALL PRESENTATION PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PROGRAM ORGANIZER listed in this brochure. You may submit your proposal by fax, e-mail or mail, however, e-mail submittal is preferred. For mailed or facsimile submissions: Use the form on the last page to fax or mail your proposal to the Program Organizer. For electronic submissions: Please provide all the information on the form on the last page and send it electronically to the Program Organizer. A.pdf of the form is available at www.fl-asabe.org NOTE: It is your responsibility to make sure the Program Organizer receives your proposal. Therefore, we recommend that if you have not received an electronic acknowledgment within 48 hours of sending your proposal via e-mail that you follow-up with the Program Organizer to make sure it was received. Agenda 4-Hour continuing education course General Session: Biology, Energy, Water Engineering Challenges For the Future Concurrent technical lecture sessions 3-hours of special general session Panel discussion Poster sessions as applicable Trade show displays and presentations Florida Section awards reception Florida Section business meeting Social reception Student activities Networking opportunities Land & Water Resources Water Management Ground/surface water Wetlands Climatic/Atmospheric Modeling Monitoring & Sampling Erosion Non-Point Source Issues Watershed Management Irrigation Water Quality Resource Conservation Best Management Practices Water Reuse Waste Management Instrumentation, Controls, Remote Sensing, Mapping Information and Electrical Technologies Image Processing Computer Applications Software Development Hardware Design Numerical Methods Geographic Information Systems Remote Sensing Control Systems Biological Food and Process Engineering Biofuels Bioenergy Packaging Aquaculture Natural Systems Engineering Biotechnology Design Opportunities Other Areas Structures and Environmental Energy Audits and Conservation Business Development Safety Sustainable Agriculture Education Public Relations Agricultural Operations Management

Florida Section ASABE Presentation Proposal Form (Form Due by March 3, 2017 - Presentations on June 22 23, 2017) 2017 FLORIDA SECTION ASABE ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW June 21-24, 2017 Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa Jupiter, Florida 1 PRESENTATION TOPIC AREA FOR WHICH PROPOSAL IS BEING SUBMITTED: 1a. IS THIS PAPER BEING SUBMITTED TO MORE THAN ONE SESSION? (No, Yes) 1b. IF YES, give the topic area for the other session(s) to which you are submitting this paper: 1c. IS THIS PAPER BEING SUBMITTED FOR THE GRAD STUDENT COMPETITION? (No, Yes) If so, Name of Major Professor: 2 PRESENTATION TITLE: 3 PRESENTER (SPEAKER) ASABE MEMBER NUMBER (if applicable): Registered P.E. (Yes, No) (for the program listing) LAST NAME: FIRST NAME: MIDDLE INITIAL: ORGANZATION: ADDRESS 1: ADDRESS 2: CITY: STATE: POSTAL CODE: COUNTRY: PHONE: FAX: E-MAIL ADDRESS 4 CONTACT PERSON (if different than presenter) ASABE MEMBER NUMBER (if applicable): LAST NAME: FIRST NAME: MIDDLE INITIAL: ORGANZATION: ADDRESS 1: ADDRESS 2: CITY: STATE: POSTAL CODE: COUNTRY: PHONE: FAX: E-MAIL ADDRESS 5 AUTHOR(S): 6 PRESENTATION PREFERENCE (Poster, Lecture, No Preference): 7 PAPER AVAILABILITY (Yes, No): 8 AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED: 9 PROPOSAL: (300 words max) - attach to this form Respond to: Jason Strenth, PE USDA-NRCS. 2614 NW 43 rd Street Gainesville, Florida 32606 Phone: (352) 338-9559 Facsimile: (352) 338-9574 E-Mail: jason.strenth@fl.usda.gov DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL: March 3, 2017

The 2017 Florida Section American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual Conference and Trade Show will be held June 21-24, 2017 at the beautiful Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa in Jupiter, Florida We are looking forward to a great Conference schedule this year! Wednesday, June 21 st : Continuing Education Program Thursday, June 22 nd and Friday, June, 23 rd : FASABE Annual Conference and Trade Show General Session: Biology, Energy, Water Engineering Challenges For the Future Saturday, June 24 th : FASABE Annual Business Meeting You will have the opportunity to interact with vendors, network with your peers, participate in informational general and technical sessions and earn professional development hours (PDH) for your PE license. So kick off your summer right - bring your family and enjoy this beautiful location! Conference Hotel Site: Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa 5 North A1A, Jupiter, FL 33477 Phone: (800)-228-8810 www.jupiterbeachresort.com The FASABE group rate is $ 140.00 plus tax (single/double occupancy). The resort fee has been waived and daily self parking is included at no cost. All reservations require a deposit of one night s room and tax. Cancellation policies apply. Reserve your room at: www.jupiterbeachresort.com and using the special GROUP code FLASABE0621 or by calling 1-800-228-8810 and asking for the 2017 FL-ASABE Annual Conference Group rate. Once the Resort provides FASABE with online reservation capabilities we will post this to our website. Plan to bring your family to the conference and enjoy this great location! Make your reservations today! Our group rate is only available until May 22, 2017, and space is limited! Conference Registration Programs will be available in April, 2017. For more information contact Jason Strenth, FASABE Program Vice Chair: Phone: (352) 338-9559; E-Mail: jason.strenth@fl.usda.gov or FASABE at (863) 414-0710 and on the web at www.fl-asabe.org