September 2017 The Newsletter of the Wisconsin Section of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Wisconsin ASABE www.wiasabe.org Section Meeting WEDNESDAY October 4 th McFarland, WISCONSIN Schedule of Events World Dairy Expo Alliant Energy Center Explore on your own. Commercial exhibits open 9am-5pm Meeting Maple Tree Supper Club (McFarland) 4:30pm Social Hour 5:00pm Speaker: Adam Both, P.E. Senior Engineer at Outland Design LLC Engineers Without Borders Uganda Group 5:30pm Business Meeting 6:00pm Dinner 7:00pm Speaker: Rebecca Larsen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor: Bio-Waste at University of Wisconsin, Agricultural Waste Issues in Wisconsin Registration Closes Thursday, Sept. 28th Click here to REGISTER NOW INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upcoming Meeting Details Secretary/Treasurer s Report New Member Welcome
WI ASABE SECTION NEWSLETTER September 2017 Page 2 of 8 October 4 th Meeting Details World Dairy Expo at the Alliant Energy Center Mission World Dairy Expo serves as a forum for dairy producers, companies, organizations and other dairy enthusiasts to come together to compete, and to exchange ideas, knowledge, technology and commerce. Vision World Dairy Expo is the must attend event for everyone in the global dairy industry. History History of World Dairy Expo Open Daily from 9am 5 pm Admission: $12/day or $35/season More information and complete schedule of events at http://worlddairyexpo.com/ Dinner and Meeting: Maple Tree Supper Club (McFarland, WI) After you visit the World Dairy Expo, join the WI ASABE Chapter on Wednesday, October 4 th for the fall meeting. The Maple Tree Supper Club is located a short drive from the Expo grounds, just off Hwy 51 in McFarland. (6010 US-51, McFarland, WI 53558) 4:30pm Social Hour 5:00pm Speaker: Adam Both, P.E., Senior Engineer at Outland Design LLC Engineers Without Boarders-Uganda Group Adam Both is a senior level professional engineer with a background in civil and environmental engineering, providing consulting, planning and design services to clients with a focus in the agricultural industry. His clients range from 25-cow dairy farms to some of the largest agricultural operations in the country. At Outland Design, they provide a full range of services including wastewater collection, conveyance, treatment and storage design, to storm-water and erosion control, to permitting and compliance. He has a
WI ASABE SECTION NEWSLETTER September 2017 Page 3 of 8 background in municipal water and wastewater treatment, environmental remediation in the oil & gas industry, and sampling and modeling in air quality engineering. 5:30pm Business Meeting 6:00pm Buffet Dinner 7:00pm Speaker: Rebecca Larsen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor: Bio-Waste Agricultural Waste Issues in Wisconsin Dr. Rebecca Larsen is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in the Biological Systems Engineering Department at the University of Wisconsin-. She currently works in the area of bio-waste, particularly related to manure and bio-waste handling, processing/treatment, and disposal. She conducts research and outreach for sustainability in agricultural areas concerning biological waste or by-product management including anaerobic digestion, sand and solid liquid separation, manure storage, runoff from manure, manure transport, land application of manure, and feed storage runoff among other areas. Dinner is $20 per person. Students are encouraged to attend at no cost. Registration closes Thursday, September 28 th.
WI ASABE SECTION NEWSLETTER September 2017 Page 4 of 8 Secretary s Report 01 September 2017 The June 21 st, 2017 ASABE Wisconsin Section Meeting was held in Central Wisconsin. The afternoon started with a visit to A&B Process Systems in Stratford, WI. A&B designs, fabricates, installs, and supports large stainless process modules for many industries including the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors. After a short presentation about the company the group took a tour of the manufacturing facility. The remainder of the meeting was spent at the National Farm Medicine Center located at the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute. Casper Bendixsen gave a presentation explaining the purpose of the Center and some of the projects they are working on. Integrating safety into agritourism, promoting ROPS usage, and promoting childcare services for parents who work on farms were a few of the projects he explained. Voluntary enforcement is one of the challenges they face with these projects. The presentation was followed by dinner and light discussion of the day s events. No formal business meeting was held. Respectfully Submitted, Nolan Lacy ASABE Wisconsin Section Secretary 2017-2018
WI ASABE SECTION NEWSLETTER September 2017 Page 5 of 8 Treasurer s Report 01 September 2017 Revenue: Opening Balance $5005.83 Date From Memo Amount 06/21/2017 Meeting Revenue Pay at Door (21June2017) $120.00 06/27/2017 ASABE HQ Section Dues $440.00 06/28/2017 Meeting Revenue Gratuity Refund- Meeting Meal $74.20 08/25/2017 Meeting Revenue Pay Online (21June2017) $140.00 Total: $774.20 Expenses: Date To Memo Check # Amount 06/21/2017 Blue Heron June Meeting Meal 701 $569.20 Brew Pub Total: $569.20 Closing Balance $5210.83 Respectfully Submitted, Nolan Lacy ASABE Wisconsin Section Treasurer 2017-2018
WI ASABE SECTION NEWSLETTER September 2017 Page 6 of 8 New Member Welcome Welcome new members of the WI ASABE Section. We hope to see you at our upcoming meeting! Name Edward Boswell Hanwook Chung Anton Cortez Matthew Digman Jessica Drewry Timothy Edquist Christopher Emmerich Alex Goodwin Melissa Gustafson Ryan Gutenberger Timothy Kerrigan Russ Kolstad Ryan Kudek Anita Liu Tiffany Marshall Anthony Milanko Charlie Nalbach Alexander Nytko Zachary Ottman Alex Otto Tanner Reinholz David Rochefort Patrick Schmidt Ryan Schmitt Benjamin Sosnovske Ryan Van Sluytman City Sussex River Falls Athens Crystal Lake, IL Brookfield Westby Milwaukee Waunakee Conrath Harvard, IL Neenah Roscoe, IL Van Dyne Sun Prairie Suamico Milwaukee Omro Juda Gleason Reedsville
WI ASABE SECTION NEWSLETTER September 2017 Page 7 of 8 Jake Wagner Katherine Wardinski Martin Wells Kassie Woggon Josiah Zanghi Saukville West Allis Oconomowoc Camp Douglas Beaver Dam
WI ASABE SECTION NEWSLETTER September 2017 Page 8 of 8 2017-2018 Wisconsin ASABE Section Officers Chair Doug Reinemann djreinem@wisc.edu Vice Chair Program Andy Theisen atheisen@kondex.com Vice Chair Awards Matt Digman Matthew.digman@uwrf.edu Vice Chair Public Relations Neal Stoffel nstoffel@kondex.com Vice Chair Membership Youngmi Kim Youngmi.kim@uwrf.edu Secretary and Treasurer Nolan Lacy nlacy@macdon.com Webmaster Neal Stoffel nstoffel@kondex.com Nomination Committee Joe Shakal joseph.shakal@uwrf.edu Scott Dietsche sdietsche@macdon.com Career Development Committee Bob Pofahl bob@reaeng.com Rebecca Kallal rebecca.kallal@kuhn.com Kody Habeck khabeck@wisc.edu Past Chair Chris Horton chris.horton@digi-star.com