American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Names John Blue Company Winner of a 2016 AE50 Award
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November 24, 2015 – ST. JOSEPH, MI – AE50 awards honor the year’s most innovative designs in engineering products or systems for the food and agriculture industries. The John Blue VisaGage Orifice Selector will be featured in the January/February 2016 special AE50 issue of ASABE’s magazine Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World.
“We are pleased and honored to receive this award for the Orifice Selector, which expands and complements our VisaGage Flow Monitor. Our goal at John Blue Company is to develop technology that can benefit our farmers to improve their crops and thus their profits. The Orifice Selector allows a grower to turn his John Blue VisaGage Flow Monitor into a self-contained orifice changing system. A grower can select from one of the four orifice setting on the two discs provided,” said Jim Stubbs, CEO, John Blue Company.
Companies from around the world submit entries to the annual AE50 competition and up to 50 of the best products are chosen by a panel of international engineering experts. The judges select products that will best advance engineering for the food and agriculture industries.
About ASABE
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems.
About AE50 Awards
The AE50 awards program is sponsored by Resource to emphasize the role of new products and systems in bringing advanced technology to the marketplace. These engineering developments help farmers, food processors and equipment manufacturers cut costs, enhance quality and increase profits.
About Resource Magazine
Resource, a magazine geared to agricultural, biological and food system engineers worldwide, is produced at ASABE headquarters in St. Joseph, Michigan. The publication is read by thousands involved in the agricultural, food and biological industries.
For more information about AE50, Resource magazine, or ASABE, contact Sandy Rutter (269-932-7004) or rutter@asabe.org.
About John Blue Company
John Blue Company manufactures liquid agricultural pumps pump products, accessories, and pumping systems for both applicator and irrigation use. For more information, visit our web site: www.cds-johnblue.com.
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John Blue Company
760-772-5242
