An expert panel selects up to 50 products for recognition. The award-winning products are those ranked highest in innovation, significant engineering advancement, and impact on the market served.

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) are seeking additional nominations for the annual AE50 Awards and the prestigious Davidson Prize. The programs recognize new and innovative engineering and technology introduced in the past year in agriculture.

AgGateway has the digital agricultural expertise to develop the data exchange standard, while ASABE is well-positioned to provide the national review.

John Deere Connected Support with Expert Alerts is factory installed on new John Deere self-propelled equipment, and can be dealer-installed on late-model machines, including tractors, sprayers, combines and forage harvesters.

With all the activity surrounding telematics and farm management systems, it's sometimes difficult to identify all the right players. Are groups overlapping on effort? Are they working together efficiently?

The new standard is an identical adoption of ISO 12188-2:2012, and the full-text can be obtained for a fee directly from the ASABE online Technical Library.

Joining more than three dozen established committees in the Society's Machinery Systems technical community, the UAS committee, designated MS-60, will focus on research, education, and the development of standards pertaining to this rapidly expanding area of the agricultural industry.

The adoption of the published ISO standard will further harmonize national and international standardization, a goal that facilitates manufacturing, safety advancements and product marketing worldwide.

CNH Industrial Chairman Sergio Marchionne was the keynote speaker today at the 2014 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting in Montreal, Canada.