Art's Way Manufacturing Named to Forbes Magazine List of America's 200 Best Small Companies.
The Company Ranked Number 54 ARMSTRONG, Iowa, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural machinery, equipment and services, announces it has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of "America's 200 Best Small Companies." The Company ranked Number...

3,300 booths readied for China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning Oct. 22-25.
The 5th China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Expo will be held in Nanning, China on Oct. 22-25 with 3,300 international standard booths built for the four exhibition themes-pavilions which are the Pavilion of Commodity Trade, Pavilion of Investment Cooperation, Pavilion of Agricultural Applicable Technology, and Pavilion of Cities...

Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC) 2001.
The Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC) 2001 was held at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville, Ky. Feb. 11 to 13. Once again, AETC was a great success! The conference provided an opportunity for more than 310 engineering professionals to learn and discuss many new and exciting technologies...

Cebu traders invited to join expo in China; An excellent venue to promote Cebu products, organizers say.
Byline: MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR. CEBU CITY -- Organizers of the 4th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) have invited business and enterprise leaders in Cebu to join the expo that will be held at the Nanning International Convention Center, Nanning, China on Oct. 20-23. He Leping, vice...

This farmer's in the market for a good woman.
Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard HARRISBURG - The "Girlfriend Wanted" sign is not a joke. Grass seed farmer Charles Langdon has displayed the message on the rear window of his 1995 Ford pickup truck for seven years without finding a female companion. But he continues...

Cooperative standards program.
Proposed Projects X598, Combine Cleanout. There is concern among commodity buyers and end users about the purity of the grain stream as it moves from the field to the end point of consumption. Consumers would like to be assured that their food stream is free of GMOs...

RP to cut electronics tariffs to zero.
Byline: BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT Despite reservations of other ASEAN countries and the local downstream industries, the Philippines has gone ahead reducing to zero tariffs on all electronics items by 2007 including downstream electronics products such as home appliances. Ramon Vicente Kabigting, director of the Bureau of...

Standardization of electronics in machinery systems: ISO 11783 nears completion for ag, construction, and forestry equipment.
Electrical systems are becoming more complex with each new series of agricultural, forestry, and construction equipment. Producers have benefited from these systems by applying them to precision agriculture applications and improved machine failure diagnostics. Incorporating Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers with these new electrical systems has allowed for site-specific...

AG9000: application of ISO 9000 to agriculture. (Standards).
This discussion group will meet Wednesday, July 31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in room Burnham. At the 2002 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference, James Jensen of Iowa State Extension presented how the 150 9000 quality standard was being applied to farms and elevators. The success of...

Events calendar.
ASAE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASAE conferences and meetings, contact the Meetings Department at 800-371-2723 or hq@asae.org. For the complete list, see www.asae.org/resource/asaevents.html. 2005 Feb. 13-16 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC). Louisville, Kentucky, USA. March 5-9...