Joint Florida and Georgia Section American Society of

Agricultural and Biological Engineers 2015 Annual Conference

and Trade Show

June 10-13, 2015 Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa w Ponte Vedra, Florida

General Session Featuring: The Path Forward for Modeling in

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Register Today! www.fl-asabe.org

Florida Section ASABE Invites You!

Conference Highlights

§ Continuing Education: Status of TMDL & BMAP Regulations

§ The Path Forward for Modeling in Agricultural and Biological Engineering

§ Concurrent Technical Sessions

§ Trade Show Displays and Presentations

§ Florida & Georgia Section Awards Reception

§ Florida & Georgia Section Annual Business Meetings

§ Complimentary Job Posting

§ Networking Opportunities

§ Seventh Annual FASABE Graduate Student Presentation Contest

Message from the FASABE Program Vice-Chair Daniel Rutland, PE

We are very excited to head back to North Florida for this year’s conference. In what seems to be a growing tradition, we are pleased to welcome the Georgia Section ASABE back to the Sunshine State! It was a just a few years ago in St. Augustine that we held a joint conference with the Georgia Section ASABE.

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers has many of the most talented engineering professionals in the engineering field. We have a diverse set of technical and practical skills that allow us to tackle an array of different engineering challenges. Many of the engineers that attend our conference have expertise in many different aspects of engineering. From research, modeling, design, construction, and operation, we do it all! I think most of us can agree, that modeling has become a staple in the toolbox of the engineering professional. The general session of this year’s conference will focus on the integration of modeling into agricultural and biological engineering.

Modeling is an integral component in agricultural engineering design and planning. Agricultural engineering requires a diverse set of modeling skills. Water quality, hydrology, biological systems, and groundwater modeling are just a few of the types of modeling that are necessary for agricultural operations in Florida. We have assembled a panel of experts in the modeling field from regulatory, research, and consulting backgrounds. If you have a modeling question or topic that you would like to discuss, you won’t find a better forum to pin these guys down for an answer.

In addition to the general session, the technical sessions offer an excellent set of presentations that will make it hard to choose between sessions. This year we have presentations that cover modeling techniques, water saving technologies, the effects of climate change on agriculture, vegetation production, agricultural structures, engine alternatives, and more!

Register today at www.fl-asabe.org! Earlybird Registration Deadline is May 13, 2015

See page 16 for Group rate and Resort information at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort and Spa

FASABE Continuing Education Program Wednesday Afternoon June 10, 2015

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Registration Opens at Noon Course located in Champions B/C

Course Sponsored by:

Soil and Water Engineering Technology, Inc.

STATUS OF TMDL & BMAP REGULATIONS 4.0 Areas of Practice PDH’s - FBPE Provider #0003844

Instructors: Adelbert (Del) B. Bottcher, Ph.D., P.E., President SWET, Inc., & Frank Nearhoof, P.E.

What is a TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load or Too Many Damn Lawyers)?

• Federal Mandate Delegated to States • Florida’s Program Managed by FDEP • How Do They Get Set? Public Involvement? • Relationship to Numeric Nutrient Criteria • Regulation Teeth Associated with a TMDL

What is a BMAP (Basin Management Action Plan)? • State Program for Addressing TMDLs • FDEP Management of Program • Stakeholder Involvement • Pollutant Source Assessment • Allocation of Nutrient Reductions Required • Regulation Teeth Associated with a BMAP • Program Evaluation on Five Year Cycle

Adelbert (Del) B. Bottcher, Ph.D., P.E. Dr. Bottcher is president of Soil and Water Engineering Technology, Inc (SWET). SWET is a consulting firm focused on agricultural and water resource engineering in the areas of environmental assessment and management for watersheds, agriculture water management control and BMP development, hydrologic/chemical transport processes, water quality monitoring, and water structure design and assessment. Over the last 20+ years, Dr. Bottcher has played a major role in addressing TMDLs. He led the development of the Watershed Assessment Model (WAM) that has been adopted by the FDEP as the TMDL assessment model for the State of Florida. In addition, Dr. Bottcher has completed TMDL assessments for Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and US-EPA. He has served on state level technical advisory committees, and is currently a technical consultant to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on TMDL and BMAP development.

Frank Nearhoof Mr. Nearhoof has over 30 years experience in the environmental field. He has played leading roles in large-scale restoration projects, such as Everglades, Lake Okeechobee and Rodman Reservoir, and has extensive knowledge of environmental regulations, both in Florida and at the national (US-EPA) level and of Florida’s TMDL and BMAP programs. Mr. Nearhoof has served as FDEP staff director for a number of technical advisory committees in support of FDEP rulemaking activities, and is currently a technical consultant to FDACS on TMDL and BMAP issues.

Networking Break Sponsored by:

COST: JUST $60 for 4 PDH! Register today! www.fl-asabe.org

Keynote Panel Address Sponsor:

Joint Florida and Georgia Section ASABE 2015 Annual Conference

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Conference Registration Hours 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Trade Show Hours – Champions D 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

General Session: The Path Forward for Modeling in Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Champions B/C

8:00 AM Trade Show Opens – Coffee Station – Champions D

Sponsored by:

9:00 AM Welcome, Stuart McGahee, P.E., FASABE Chair

9:15 AM Introduction of Keynote Panel, Daniel Rutland, P.E., FASABE Program Vice-Chair

Opening Remarks by Panelists on

9:25 AM Dr. Del Bottcher, Agricultural Water Quality, Soil and Water Engineering Technology, Inc.

9:40 AM Tim Desmarais, Agricultural Water Demand, Royal Consulting Services, Inc.

9:55 AM Dr. Rafael Munoz-Carpena, Model Evaluation from Different Perspectives, UF ABE

10:10 AM Dr. Greg Kiker, Ecological Services and Decision Modeling, UF ABE

10:25 AM Jack "Trey" Grubbs, Groundwater Modeling, SRWMD

10:40 AM Networking Break, Visit Trade Show in Exhibit Hall – Champions D Sponsored by Lane Engineering Inc.

11:00 AM Panel Discussion / Question and Answer Session

12:00 PM Lunch on Your Own

Joint Florida and Georgia Section ASABE Annual Conference

Thursday Afternoon June 11, 2015

Moderator: Kevin Wright, P.E., SRWMD 1:30 PM Estimating Logistic Model Parameters from Linear-Plateau with Applications. Max Wallace; UF

ABE Department. Dr. Richard V. Scholtz, III; UF ABE Department 1:55 PM Discussion on the USGS Open-File Report 2014-1256: Changes in the Saltwater Interface

Corresponding to the Installation of a Seepage Barrier Near Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Stuart McGahee, PE; Tetra-Tech, Inc.

 2:20 PM Modeling Agricultural Impacts of Changes in Solar Radiation and Radiation Use Efficiency: Sink-

Source Manipulation. . Senthold Asseng; UF ABE Department. Belay Kassie; UF ABE Department. Daniel Calderini; Universidad Nacional de Agricultura de Honduras.

2:45 PM Refreshment Break located in Trade Show Exhibit Hall – Champions D 3:15 PM Underlying Dynamics of a Complex Engineered Watershed and Impacts on a Downstream

Degraded Wetland to Inform Sustainable Water Management. Alice Alonso; UF ABE Department, Graduate Student Competitor  

3:40 PM Non-linear Time Series Analysis of Vegetation Dynamics in the Southwestern Amazon. Geraldine

Klarenberg; UF ABE Department, Graduate Student Competitor   4:05 PM The Southeast Climate Consortium: Modeling Climate Risks for a Sustainable Future. Shelby

Krantz; UF ABE Department  4:30 PM Adjourn Session

Afternoon Technical Session A Champions B

Session Sponsored by:

Joint Florida and Georgia Section ASABE Annual Conference

Thursday Afternoon June 11, 2015

Afternoon Technical Session B

Champions C

Session Sponsored by:

Moderator: William Chambers, E.I., Project Engineer, Royal Consulting Services, Inc.

1:30 PM Saving Water in the Happiest Place on Earth: Disney Integrates SWAT. Maria Zamora; UF ABE

Department. Graduate Student Competitor 1:55 PM Estimation of Energy and Carbon Footprints for Miscathus Supply Chain from Strip-mined Lands

to a Biorefinery. Kamalakanta Sahoo; UGA. Graduate Student Competitor 2:20 PM Design of an End Effector and its Adaptable Controller for Robotic Fruit Harvesting. Kyusuk

You; UF ABE Department. Graduate Student Competitor 2:45 PM Refreshment Break located in Trade Show Exhibit Hall - Champions D 3:15 PM L-8 Reservoir Project - Current Status. David Scott, P.E; Jacobs Engineering. Pat Kirby; Mock

Roos 3:40 PM Fuel Properties and Pelleting Characteristics of Biomass Sorghum. Sudhagar Mani; College of

Engineering, UGA 4:05 PM Leaning Foundations: An Affordable Solution? Dr. John Worley; Extension Engineer with the

Poultry Science Department at UGA 4:30 PM Adjourn Session

Florida Section & Georgia Section ASABE Awards Presentation and Reception Buffet

Thursday Evening – June 11th 6 PM – 8:30 PM

Champions Ballroom E

Cash bar opens at 6:00 PM; Buffet Dinner will open at 6:30 PM

All Registrants are invited to this casual time of networking, good food and recognition. Registration includes two tickets and student registration includes one ticket. Additional

tickets are available for purchase.

Reception Sponsor:

Support the Florida Section Scholarship Programs at the Silent Auction!

Bid high and Bid often! Check out this year’s silent auction items on display in the Trade Show Hall (Orchid 1-2). Proceeds will benefit the three Florida Section ASABE scholarship funds: UF ABE, UF AOM, and FAMU BASE and other student award categories. The highest bidder on each item will be able to designate which fund his/her donation will go towards. The auction will end at the Awards Reception on Thursday evening. Silent Auction donations are needed – contact us at flasabeadmin@asabe.org or simply bring it to the conference.

Joint Florida and Georgia Section ASABE Annual Conference

Friday Morning, June 12, 2015

8:30 AM – 11:30 AM Conference Registration 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Trade Show Hours

Session Sponsored by:

Moderator: Mark Luchte, P.E., Southwest Florida Water Management District 8:30 AM Trade Show Opens – Coffee Station in the Champions D 9:00 AM SRWMD Project Updates. Kevin Wright, PE; Suwannee River Water Management District 9:25 AM Update on Water Conservation Programs. Camilo Gaitan; Florida Department of Agriculture and

Consumer Services. 9:50 AM Estimating Use of Aluminum Drop Spillway to Control Gully Erosion. Jason Strenth; USDA

NRCS 10:15AM Refreshment Break - Champions D Sponsored by Lane Engineering Inc.

10:45 AM Does Incorporating Filter Strip Mass Balance and Degradation Processes Affect Pesticide

Environmental Exposure Assessments? Dr. Rafael Munoz-Carpena; UF ABE Department. 11:10 AM Middle Suwannee River Springs Restoration and Aquifer Recharge. Brian Kauffman, P.E.;

Suwannee River Water Management District 11:35 AM Design and Construction of a Flow Equalization Basin to Optimize Performance of Everglades

Stormwater Treatment Areas. Brent W. Anderson, PE; Northstar, Inc. 12:00 PM Adjourn

Morning Session A Champions B

Joint Florida and Georgia Section ASABE Annual Conference

Friday Morning, June 12, 2015

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Conference Registration 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Trade Show Hours

Session Sponsored by:

Moderator: Derek Hendrie, E.I. – Lykes Bros. Inc. 8:30 AM Trade Show Opens – Coffee Station in the Champions D 9:00 AM Flow Control Emitters - Optimizing both Flexibility and Uniformity. Sky Anderson; The Toro

Company. 9:25 AM Water Retention in Soils Using Various Residue Management Systems and Irrigation Practices.

Dr. Gary L. Hawkins; UGA BAE Department. 9:50 AM Projecting Future Agricultural Water Demand for Florida. Dr. Dan Dourte; The Balmoral Group.

Ray Scott, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 10:15 AM Refreshment Break – Champions D Sponsored by Lane Engineering Inc.

10:45 AM Automatic Engine Controller Solutions - Options for Mechanical and Electronic Engines. Michael

Waldron; Tradewinds Power 11:10 AM Capacitance Sensor for Nondestructive Determination of Moisture in Fruits. Chari V. Kandala;

NPRL, USDA, ARS 11:35 AM Modeling the Hydrologic Impacts of Control Structures Utilizing LiDAR, ICPR, and GIS

Technologies. Keanan Bell; Northstar Inc. 12:00 PM Adjourn

Morning Session B Champions C

Florida and Georgia Section ASABE Annual Business Meetings

Saturday June 13, 2015

Sponsored by:

8:00 AM Florida Section ASABE Executive Committee Breakfast (Includes incoming and outgoing officers) 9:00 AM Florida Section ASABE Business Meeting – Champions B Agenda 2014-2015 Officer Reports Introduction 2015-2016 Officers UF Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department Update FAMU BASE Update Florida Section Business 9:00 AM Georgia Section ASABE Business Meeting – Champions C 11:00 AM Conference Adjourns

We appreciate the support of the following sponsors for their continual support!

SPONSORSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE – CONTACT Derek Hendrie at Derek.Hendrie.lykesranch.com

Contact: Julio Sanchez Phone: 561-996-5850 www.truflopumps.com

Asmussen Engineering LLC

Contact: Loris Asmussen, PE Phone: 863-763-8546

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Contact: Del Bottcher, PE Phone: 352-378-7372

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Contact: Brian Roy, PE Phone: 800-489-8316 www.enviro-tech.cc

Contact: Michael Dennis Phone: 407-677-1882

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Contact: Mandy Parks, PE Phone: 813-298-0343

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Contact: Chris Striby Phone: 407-877-5655 www.senninger.com

Contact: Sonya Carns, Sam Carns

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Joint Florida and Georgia Section ASABE Trade Show Vendors

Contact: Matt Palmer

Contact: Matt Palmer Phone: 941-223-0762, 407-554-0046

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Contact: Sonya Carns, Sam Carns

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Contact: Chris Striby Phone: 407-877-5655 www.senninger.com

Contact: Sky Anderson

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Contact: Steve Fournier Phone: 941-350-0212 http://www.orival.com

Contact: Michael Waldron Phone: 800-206-2224

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TRADE SHOW SPOTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE!

CONTACT Derek Hendrie FASABE Vendor Coordinator

mailto:Derek.Hendrie@lykesranch.com

Joint Florida and Georgia Section ASABE Annual Conference Registration Form

Earlybird Deadline May 13, 2015

Online registration available at www.fl-asabe.org! Credit card payment can be used for online registration only. See www.fl-ASABE.org for more details. Mail registration form and fees can also be mailed to: Lisa M. Collins, PE, Administrative Consultant, Florida Section ASABE, 412 Newman Road, Sebring, FL 33876, Phone: (863) 414-0710, Email: flASABEadmin@asabe.org. Make checks payable to Florida Section ASABE. Name Spouse Name Company or Agency Address City State Zip E-mail ASABE member? Yes: No: Current Student Member? Yes: No: Check One if Applicable: Speaker: Trade Show Vendor:

“Early Bird” “On-Site” Postmarked by Postmarked after May 13, 2054 May 13, 2015 TOTAL $ Continuing Education Program (June 10): (4.0 PDH)

Continuing Education Registration fee: $60.00 $85.00 ______ Full Meeting Registration (June 11-13) - Check one: The Full Meeting Registration fee includes the 2015 Annual Conference, Thursday Evening Awards Reception Buffet* and networking breaks. ASABE member/speaker (*two buffet tickets incl.) $250.00 $290.00 ______ Non-ASABE member (*two buffet tickets incl.) $350.00 $395.00 ______ ASABE Student member (*one buffet ticket incl.) $ 75.00 $100.00 ______ Additional Awards Reception Buffet Tickets (June 11, evening): # of Adult Tickets at $25.00 each: _______ Total: ______ # of Child Tickets (under 10) at $15.00 each: _______ Total: ______ • Check here if you would like to pay your 2015 Florida Section dues now: $25.00

Please Note: You may have already paid your 2015 Florida Section dues with your ASABE national membership dues. If you need to check to see if you owe the Section Dues, please contact Lisa Collins at 863-414-0710 or flASABEadmin@ASABE.org. • If you would like to join the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, please complete the application form at

www.asabe.org. Remit the form and dues to national ASABE as shown on form. Check here if you have joined ASABE today:

Subtotal this page: ______

Annual Conference Registration Form – continued

The following events are optional.

Sponsor a Student at the Conference $100.00 x ______ =______ Donation to Florida Section ASABE Student Support: $______

Donations of funds may include scholarships given via the various FL agricultural and biological engineering programs (such as ABE, AOM, FAMU-BASE, indicate below) or if no specific scholarship is designated the funds may be used for student support activities such as the state science fair awards or the graduate student paper competition. Check your choice to specifically designate your donation to a student scholarship program or student support activities. Multiple checked choices will result in donations split evenly across those choices: UF/IFAS SHARE Endowment Agricultural & Biological Engineering Account □ Agricultural Operations Management Account □ FAMU BASE Scholarship Account: □

Student Support Activities: □ Subtotal this page $____________ + Subtotal front page $____________ Grand Total $____________ Mail registration form & Fees to: Lisa M. Collins, PE, Administrative Consultant, Florida Section ASABE, 412 Newman Road, Sebring, FL 33876, If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Collins at (863) 414-0710 or. Make checks payable to Florida Section ASABE. Credit cards are now accepted online only. See www.fl-ASABE.org for details. § Trade Show Vendors: If you have registered on the Trade Show form, you do not need to register for the

meeting on this form. You may, however, use this form to register for the optional events listed. Simply check the trade show vendor box on the front of this form.

§ Take advantage of ASABE member rates. See the ASABE Membership application at www.asabe.org. If you are already an ASABE member, please pass on the web location to a potential member.

§ Hotel reservations should be made directly with the Sawgrass Marriott Resort to guarantee the ASABE Group rates. See the hotel reservation information on the back cover for details.

§ No refunds will be made after May 22, 2015. No exceptions!

Florida Section American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

412 Newman Road Sebring, FL 33876

863-414-0710 www.fl-asabe.org

Are you a member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological

Engineers?

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is an educational and scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in St. Joseph, Michigan, ASABE comprises 9,000 members in more than 100 countries.

ASABE MEMBER BENEFITS

Your membership in ASABE is an important tool that works for you and keeps you abreast of emerging technologies, standards, accreditation and advances in a wide variety of specialties. Whether you are a student taking your first class or a seasoned professional, ASABE will keep you aware of the issues that are vital to your profession. So come and join over 9,000 members representing more than 100 countries worldwide who share the same common interests and goals as you.

Society activities are also conducted through geographic Sections affiliated Communities, and special programs, including an active Preprofessionals (student) group for individuals contemplating or preparing for a career in agricultural, food, and biological engineering.

ASABE membership is open to all (engineers as well as non-engineers) who are interested in the knowledge and application of engineering in agricultural, food, and biological systems.

For more information, visit www.asabe.org today!

Are you a member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers?

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is an educational and scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in St. Joseph, Michigan, ASABE comprises 9,000 members in more than 100 countries.

ASABE MEMBER BENEFITS

Your membership in ASABE is an important tool that works for you and keeps you abreast of emerging technologies, standards, accreditation and advances in a wide variety of specialties. Whether you are a student taking your first class or a seasoned professional, ASABE will keep you aware of the issues that are vital to your profession. So come and join over 9,000 members representing more than 100 countries worldwide who share the same common interests and goals as you.

Society activities are also conducted through geographic Sections affiliated Communities, and special programs, including an active Preprofessionals (student) group for individuals contemplating or preparing for a career in agricultural, food, and biological engineering.

ASABE membership is open to all (engineers as well as non-engineers) who are interested in the knowledge and application of engineering in agricultural, food, and biological systems.

For more information, visit http://www.asabe.org today!

The 2015 Florida Section American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Annual Conference and Trade Show wil l be held

June 10-13, 2015 at the beautiful

Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, Flor ida

We are looking forward to a great Conference schedule this year!

Wednesday, June 10th:

Continuing Education Program

Thursday, June 11th and Friday, June, 12th: FASABE Annual Conference and Trade Show

General Session: The Path Forward for Modeling in Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Saturday, June 13th:

FASABE Annual Business Meeting

You will have the opportunity to interact with vendors, network with your peers, participate in informational general and technical sessions

and earn professional development hours (PDH) for your PE license. So kick off your summer right - bring your family and enjoy this beautiful location!

Conference Hotel Site:

Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa 1000 PGA Tour Boulevard, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Phone: 800-457-4653 www.sawgrassmarrio tt.com

The FASABE group rate is $ 130.00 plus tax (single/double occupancy). The resort fee of $22 is optional. All reservations require a deposit of one night’s room and tax. Cancellation policies apply.

Reserve your room online by following the links on our website at www.fl-asabe.org or by calling 1-800-457-4653 and asking for the 2015 FL-ASABE Annual Conference

Group rate.

Plan to bring your family to the conference and enjoy this great location!

Make your reservations today!

Our group rate is only avai lable unti l May 11, 2015, and space is l imited!

For more information contact

Daniel Rutland, FASABE Program Vice Chair: Phone: (407) 831-3095; E-Mail: rutlanddc@royalconsulting.com or FASABE at (863) 414-0710 and on the web at www.f l-asabe.org