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Maynard Herron of Hesston is serving on the Board of Trustees of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
In his professional role, Herron is responsible for new product design engineering for hay tools and harvesting cabs at AGCO’s headquarters facility in Hesston.
He has been responsible for the development and launch of several forage and hay tool products, and he served as principal investigator for a biomass harvest and logistics demonstration grant. Herron holds eight U.S. patents.
A 26-year member of ASABE, Herron received the Kansas Section Young Engineer Award in 1987 and has served on numerous technical and other committees.
Herron is one of four ASABE members elected in 2011 to the Board of Trustees.
“During his two-year term of office, he will lend his leadership and expertise to the governance of all Society operations, reviewing and guiding its mission, policies, services and needs, and helping to ensure that adequate resources for Society activities are secured and appropriately allocated,” a news release stated.
He took office earlier this year, at the 2011 ASABE Annual International Meeting in Louisville, Ky.
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is a scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food and biological systems. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in St. Joseph, ASABE comprises 9,000 members representing more than 100 countries. ASABE members serve in industry, academia and public service and seek to determine and develop more efficient and environmentally sensitive methods of cultivating food, fiber and timber for an ever-increasing world population. For further information, contact ASABE, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085; (269) 429-0300; or hq@asabe.org; www.asabe.org.
Maynard Herron of Hesston is serving on the Board of Trustees of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
In his professional role, Herron is responsible for new product design engineering for hay tools and harvesting cabs at AGCO’s headquarters facility in Hesston.
He has been responsible for the development and launch of several forage and hay tool products, and he served as principal investigator for a biomass harvest and logistics demonstration grant. Herron holds eight U.S. patents.
A 26-year member of ASABE, Herron received the Kansas Section Young Engineer Award in 1987 and has served on numerous technical and other committees.
Herron is one of four ASABE members elected in 2011 to the Board of Trustees.
“During his two-year term of office, he will lend his leadership and expertise to the governance of all Society operations, reviewing and guiding its mission, policies, services and needs, and helping to ensure that adequate resources for Society activities are secured and appropriately allocated,” a news release stated.
He took office earlier this year, at the 2011 ASABE Annual International Meeting in Louisville, Ky.
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is a scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food and biological systems. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in St. Joseph, ASABE comprises 9,000 members representing more than 100 countries. ASABE members serve in industry, academia and public service and seek to determine and develop more efficient and environmentally sensitive methods of cultivating food, fiber and timber for an ever-increasing world population. For further information, contact ASABE, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085; (269) 429-0300; or hq@asabe.org; www.asabe.org.
