ASABE Historic Events

"The Historic Commemoration Committee of ASABE, M-170, in cooperation with local sections, has been selecting and recognizing historic developments in agricultural engineering in the United States for some 75 years. The first recognition - of Ives Hall on the Ohio State University campus - took place in 1926. The most significant events in agricultural engineering are continually being identified and commemorated.

Select Historic Events below, for a listing of commemorations and the locations of the commemorative plaques. To see plaque wordings and photos of individual developments, the plaques that recognize them, and related materials, select an event from the following menu.

Click HERE for a summary on each plaque.

To see the wording of a commemorative plaque, please select "Info" event below To see photos of the historic 'event', the commemorative plaque, dedication ceremonies, etc., please select an event below .
No.	TITLE	INFORMATION	IMAGES	PLAQUE LOCATIONS
1	Ives Hall	Info	Ives Hall	Columbus, OH
2	AE Building University of Wisconsin	Info	AE Building	Madison, WI
3	Claytile Drain	Info	Clay Tile Drain	Geneva, NY
4	McCormick Reaper	Info	McCormick Reaper	Steel's Tavern, VA
5	Davidson Hall Iowa State	Info	Davidson Hall	Ames, IA
6	Pit Silo	Info	First U.S. Pit Silos	Columbia, MD
7	John Deere Plow	Info	John Deere Plow	Grand Detour, IL
8	Moore Hascall Combine	Info	Moore Hascall Combine	E. Lansing, MI
9	Scoates Hall, TAM	Info	Scoates Hall, TAM	College Station, TX
10	Old Red cotton picker	Info	Old Red	Washington, DC
11	New Holland Baler	Info	New Holland Baler	New Holland, PA
12	Farmall	Info	Farmall	Burr Ridge, IL
13	Ann Arbor Baler	Info	Ann Arbor Baler	Shelbyville, IL
14	Nebraska Tractor Test Lab	Info	Nebraska Tractor Test Lab	Lincoln, NE
15	MH #20 Combine	Info	Massey-Harris Combine	Dearborn, MI
16	Holt Track-Type Tractor	Info	Track-Type Tractor	Stockton, CA
17	Holt Brothers Combine	Info	Holt Brothers Combine	Stockton, CA
18	Tower Silo	Info	Tower Silo	Spring Grove, IL
19	Parshall Flume	Info	Parshall Flume	Ft. Collins, CO
20	Cotton Gin	Info	Cotton Gin	Savannah, GA
21	ROPS	Info	ROPS	Waterloo, IA West Fargo, ND Davis, CA
22	Forage Harvester	Info	Forage Harvester	In addition to Madison, WI, Alymer, City of Gatineau, Quebec
23	Vegetated Waterways	Info	Vegetated Waterways	Stillwater, OK
24	Rainbird Sprinkler Head	Info	Rainbird Sprinkler Head	Glendora, CA
25	Soil Compaction Criteria	Info	Soil Compaction Criteria	Auburn, AL
26	Corn Silage Harvester	Info	Corn Silage Harvester	Heritage Park, IA, and St. Paul, MN
27	FMC Sterilizer	Info	FMC Sterilzer	Madera, CA
28	Slow Moving Vehicle	Info	Slow Moving Vehicle	Columbus, OH
29	Hume-Love Cutterbar and Reel	Info	Hume-Love Cutterbar and Reel	Rosalia, WA
30	Center Pivot Irrigator	Info	Center Pivot Irrigator	Minden, NE
31	Luebben Round Baler	Info	Luebben Round Baler	Minden, NE
32	Pole Frame Buildings	Info	Pole Frame Buildings	Lawrence, KS
33	Agricultural Aviation	Info	Agricultural Aviation	Jackson, MS
34	Rubber Tractor Tires	Info	Rubber Tractor Tires	Cassville, WI Orlando, FL Rock Valley, IA
35	Internal Combustion Tractor	Info	Internal Combustion Tractor	Charles City, IA
36	Shielded Corn Snapping Rolls	Info	Snapping Rolls	Ankeny, IA
37	Slotted Inlet Ventilation	Info	Slotted Inlet Ventilation	Ithaca, NY
38	Graham-Hoeme Plow	Info	Graham-Hoeme Plow	Bushland, TX Hooker, OK
39	Grain Aeration	Info	Grain Aeration	Lafayette, IN Manhattan, KS Stuttgart, AR Ames, IA
40	The Cotton Module Builder	Info	Cotton Module Builder	College Station, TX
41	Universal Soil Loss Equation	Info	Universal Soil Loss Equation	Lafayette, IN
42	Rumely Oilpull Tractor	Info	Rumely Oilpull Tractor	LaPorte, IN
43	Skid Steer Loader	Info	Skid Steer Loader	West Fargo, ND
44	Air-Inflated, Double-Layer Polyethylene Greenhouse	Info	Polyethylene Greenhouse	New Brunswick, NJ
45	UC-Blackwelder Tomato Harvester	Info	UC-Blackwelder Tomato Harvester	Davis. CA
46	Noble Blade Cultivator	Info	Noble Blade Cultivator	Nobleford, Alberta, Canada
47	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)	Info	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)	Saint Joseph, MI
48	Laser Beam Automatic Grade-Control System	Info	Laser Beam Automatic Grade-Control System	Columbus, OH
49	World's First Self-Propelled Combine	Info	World's First Self-Propelled Combine	Visalia, CA
50	Self-Leveling Control for Hillside Combine	Info	Self-Leveling Control for Hillside Combine	Palouse, ID and Spokane, WA
51	The Oliver Chilled Cast-Iron Plow	Info	The Oliver Chilled Cast-Iron Plow	South Bend, IN
52	The First Flaked Cereal	Info	The First Flaked Cereal	Battle Creek, MI
53	The Red Wing Project on Utilization of Electricity in Agriculture	Info	The Red Wing Project on Utilization of Electricity in Agriculture	St. Paul and Red Wing, MN