The Lead with ASABE

The Lead with ASABE

This podcast is produced by the American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers (ASABE), and seeks to: •Share information about the important work the ASABE is accomplishing on behalf of its members and the agricultural and biological engineering profession •Encourage potential ASABE members and agricultural and biological engineering students to join the society •Generate more entries for awards and services and more registrants for ASABE events •Recognize agricultural and biological engineering leaders •Educate the audience about the agricultural and biological engineering profession •Build community amongst professional agricultural and biological engineers •Advance the profession of agricultural and biological engineering

Episodes

The Dehytray: Simple, Innovative Solar Dryer

October 15, 2025 • 30 mins
In this episode, we hear from Klein Ileleji, Professor and Extension Engineer, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University; founder, CEO, and CTO of JUA Technologies International; and co-chair of the ASABE Alliance for Modernizing African Agrifood Systems (AMAA).

Ileleji talks about the many challenges facing smallholder farmers in Africa and how the Dehytray portable solar dryer works to help dry fresh...
Mark as Played

One Young Engineer Shares His Story

September 19, 2025 • 22 mins
Quenton Schneider, PE, Project Engineer, Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, shares his story of how he became involved in ASABE and the impact it's had on his career in agricultural engineering. Today, he serves as Chair of YPC and is an up and coming leader in the ag engineering field--but how did he get to where he is today? Find out in this podcast. 
Mark as Played

Launching a Precision Ag Program at Utah State University

September 8, 2025 • 23 mins
In this podcast, we explore the challenging process of creating a new collegiate level program for precision agriculture, as explained by Utah State University professor Matt Yost, Ph.D. Yost discusses why interest in precision agriculture is rapidly increasing, the collaboration involved between faculty from different colleges within the university, and other nuances in the process.
Mark as Played

ASABE Giving Back Fund: Making a Difference in Malawi

August 15, 2025 • 27 mins
In this episode, Walter Eshenaur shares about a unique project that was supported by the ASABE Giving Back Fund to bring running water to a school in Malawi. He elaborates on the importance of ag engineering to the project and the many factors that went into making the project a success.
Mark as Played

Hear From ASABE’s New Executive Director, Cedric Calhoun

August 7, 2025 • 21 mins
In this special episode, we're talking with ASABE's newly minted Executive Director, Cedric Calhoun. You'll hear about his background and where he sees ASABE going in the future.
Mark as Played

Part 2: Robotics in Blackberry Harvesting

June 24, 2025 • 18 mins
This interview is part 2 of the discussion with Xin Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, on her team's research into building a robotic blackberry harvester. 
Mark as Played

Automated Blackberry Harvesting

June 18, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode, Xin Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, discusses a perception system that her team has created for robotic blackberry harvesting. Artificial intelligence plays a role in the perception system and it also has a mobile platform.
Mark as Played

Energy Use Efficiency for Indoor Plant Environments

May 16, 2025 • 15 mins
In this episode, Jerome Trudel-Brais, a doctoral engineering student at ETS Montreal, discusses his findings after doing an evaluation of 47 different studies related to controlled environment agriculture facilities, including why energy use efficiency is necessary in CEA facilities, why indoor plant environments have such a high demand for energy, metrics for tracking energy use efficiency, and more.
Mark as Played

Remote Sensing Allows Farmers to View Their Fields From Home

April 30, 2025 • 20 mins
In this episode, James Kim, Ph.D., Research Agricultural Engineer with USDA and adjunct professor in agricultural and biological engineering at North Dakota State University, based in Fargo, N.D., discusses how satellite remote sensing provides farmers with a method for monitoring crops on a large scale. He discusses the prediction about the number of satellites, why the increasing availablility of small satellites has created oppo...
Mark as Played

Utilizing Bayesian Statistics to Predict Experimental Friction Coefficients of Corn Stover

April 1, 2025 • 14 mins
In this episode, we take a deep dive into friction coefficient and how it affects mechanical interactions of milled corn stover particles during biofuel production. Using Bayesian statistics, a Penn State University Ph.D. graduate assistant was able to change the preprocess to influence how corn stover is used.
Mark as Played

An Ag Engineer’s Guide to Retirement & Insurance

March 18, 2025 • 29 mins
In this episode, Investment Advisor Tom Hodgson, Lutz Financial, discusses retirement and insurance questions that ag engineers--and anyone--can and should discuss with their loved ones. There's no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to planning for your future.
Mark as Played

Take a Deep Dive Into Millet

February 28, 2025 • 18 mins
This episode explores millet and its role in human diets over thousands of years, how the grain is being used in today's menus, and the nutritional benefits of adding millet to your diet. We're talking with Roselle Barretto, doctoral candidate, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Kansas State University, who authored an article in ASABE's Resource magazine about this topic.
Mark as Played

Africa’s Future in Agriculture Depends on Young Professionals

February 15, 2025 • 19 mins
In this episode, we talk with Taisha Venort, Ph.D., a research data scientist with Corteva about agriculture in Africa, how technology is revolutionizing the industry in Africa, entrepreneurship in African agriculture, and how young people will lead African agriculture forward. This podcast is based on the YPC Career Panel that was held during the 2023 Alliance for Modernizing African Agri-Food Systems International Conference. 
Mark as Played

Meet the New ASABE Journals Editor in Chief

January 31, 2025 • 22 mins
In this episode, we visit with Sudhagar Mani, professor, University of Georgia College of Engineering and the new Editor in Chief for ASABE Journals. Mani shares why journals are so important to the work of ASABE, why ASABE members should publish their research, services available to ASABE members for publishing, and more.
Mark as Played

Using Hemp in Food Packaging

January 15, 2025 • 26 mins
Take a deep dive into food packaging, hemp and technology with this latest episode! Aaron Dudley, Ph.D., shares about his research on nanoencapsulation of hemp extract using electrospinning. 
Mark as Played

Order of the Engineer: Commitment to Ethics

December 31, 2024 • 15 mins
In this episode, we chat with Bob Gustafson, PE, and ASABE member, about the Order of the Engineer. The order is committed to promoting ethics in engineering. The episode discusses how to get involved in the order, what the ceremony entails, and more.
Mark as Played

AETC Celebrates 30 Years of Ag Equipment Tech

December 17, 2024 • 11 mins
In this episode, we interview Michael Sama, Distinguished Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, University of Kentucky, and Cale Boriack, P.E., Design/Project Engineer, CNH. Cale serves as the current chair of AETC planning committee, and Michael is past chair. 

Sama and Boriack will discuss what's on the agenda for the 30th anniversary AETC. 

Find out more by contacting Jessica Bell at bell@asabe.org or visit the ASABE website...
Mark as Played

Regeneration, Sustainability & Syntropic Farming in South America

November 15, 2024 • 37 mins
In this episode, Claudiane Ouellet-Plamondon, Professor, University of Quebec, and Canada Research Chair on Sustainable Multifunctional Construction Materials, talks about her experiences regenerating pastureland through agroforestry at the Regeneration Field Institute in Ecuador. We'll discuss sustainable bamboo architecture, transforming the land with syntropic farming, grafting trees and more.
Mark as Played

Benefits & Drawbacks of Agrivoltaics

October 31, 2024 • 37 mins
In this episode, hear from Scott Shearer, Professor & Chair, Department of Food, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, as he discusses all things agrivoltaics. Shearer will discuss the role ag can play in the transition to clean energy, the current pilot research program occurring in Ohio, what crops and animals seem to flourish in an agrivoltaic setting, and more.
Mark as Played

AI in Agriculture: Exciting Innovations

October 15, 2024 • 37 mins
AI is changing how many industries operate on a day-to-day basis, and agriculture is no exception. However, it's not a silver bullet to answer all of the industry's problems. W. Edwin Harris, Centre for Agriculture Data Science, Harper Adams University, United Kingdom, discusses the challenges of AI in the agriculture industry in this episode.
Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    Stuff You Should Know

    Stuff You Should Know

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    Dateline NBC

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

    CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist

    CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist

    It’s 1996 in rural North Carolina, and an oddball crew makes history when they pull off America’s third largest cash heist. But it’s all downhill from there. Join host Johnny Knoxville as he unspools a wild and woolly tale about a group of regular ‘ol folks who risked it all for a chance at a better life. CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist answers the question: what would you do with 17.3 million dollars? The answer includes diamond rings, mansions, velvet Elvis paintings, plus a run for the border, murder-for-hire-plots, and FBI busts.

    The Breakfast Club

    The Breakfast Club

    The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!

    Crime Junkie

    Crime Junkie

    Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

Explore

iHeart

Live Radio

Podcasts

Artist Radio

Exclusives

News

Features

Events

Contests

Photos

Information

About

Advertise

Blog

Brand Guidelines

Contest Guidelines

Subscription Offers

Jobs

Get the App

Automotive

Home

Mobile

Wearables

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.