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Jan. 7, 2011 Source: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers news release Resource magazine and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers have announced the winners of the 2011 AE50 Awards. They include five first-ever Judges' Choice Awards. The 2011 AE50 winners represent the world's best technology innovations introduced in 2010 for the agricultural, food, and biological systems industries. Submitted by companies of all sizes and varying inventive focus, the 50 winning products bring clear advancements to the marketplace, such as improved efficiency and user safety, and reduced labor and costs. Winning products include agricultural equipment and implements, grain storage structures, control systems, irrigation equipment, and more. Several companies, including Claas and Deere, won multiple awards. Five products were found to have particular merit and were singled out for Judges' Choice Awards, a new feature of the annual AE50 program. They include: • Biobaler WB55, Woody Biomass Harvester, Anderson Group Inc • Tractor Baler Automation, John Deere • 6420 SHD Olive Harvester, Oxbo International Corporation • Brielmaier Motor Mower Q1, Brielmaier Motormäher GmbH • AutoFarm ParaDyme GPS Precision Farming System, AutoFarm Division of Novariant, Inc. A comprehensive list of all 2011 AE50 Award winners can be found at www.asabe.org/pr/recent/2011_AE50_list.pdf. Product descriptions are available separately, at www.asabe.org/pr/recent/AE50boards_2011.pdf. The 50 winners were announced today at the 2011 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC), being held in Atlanta, Georgia, in conjunction with Ag Connect Expo. Entries were evaluated by a blue-ribbon panel of industry experts in technology, design, and product development. The annual AE50 program has been encouraging and applauding engineering achievements for two decades. The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is proud to sponsor the AE50, the only awards program of its kind, celebrating companies for developments in specific areas of agricultural, food, and biological systems. Many of the award winners are patented and their names trademarked. AE50 awards are presented annually and recognize superior advancements in products designed for the agricultural, food, and biological systems industries. Resource magazine is published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, a professional and technical organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in St Joseph, MI, ASABE comprises nearly 10,000 members from more than 100 countries. Tweet |
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