• The 12th International Scientific Symposium Farm Machinery and Processes Management in Sustainable Agriculture – FMPMSA took place in Lublin, Poland on June 12-14, 2024. More information about the event can be found at: https://up.lublin.pl/en/fmpmsa/

1. Prof. Andrejko Dariusz
2. MSc Batyra Henryk
3. PhD Bosacka Alicja
4. Prof. Bzowska-Bakalarz Małgorzata
5. PhD Caban Jacek
6. Prof. Dobrzański Bohdan
7. Msc Drozd Paweł
8. PhD Dudziak Agnieszka
9. Prof. Dziki Dariusz
10. PhD Figurski Jarosław
11. PhD Góral-Kowalczyk Małgorzata
12. Prof. Gugała Marek
13. Assoc. Prof. Guz Tomasz
14. Prof. Horabik Józef
15. PhD Jabłonka Ryszard
16. Assoc. Prof. Juściński Sławomir
17. Assoc. Prof. Kachel-Górecka Magdalena
18. PhD Kapela Krzysztof
19. PhD Karpiński Paweł
20. PhD Kluza Paweł
21. Assoc. Prof. Kobus Zbigniew
22. Prof. Kocira Sławomir
23. Assoc. Prof. Koszel Milan
24. Assoc. Prof. Kowalczyk-Juśko Alina
25. Prof. Kozłowicz Katarzyna
26. Assoc. Prof. Kraszkiewicz Artur
27. PhD Krawczuk Anna
28. Assoc. Prof. Kulig Ryszard
29. Assoc. Prof. Kuranc Andrzej
30. Prof. Kusińska Elżbieta
31. Prof. Lorencowicz Edmund
32. Assoc. Prof. Łysiak Grzegorz
33. Assoc. Prof. Maj Grzegorz
34. Prof. Marczuk Andrzej
35. PhD Marczuk Tomasz
36. Assoc. Prof. Mazur Jacek
37. PhD Milanowski Marek
38. PhD Misztal Wojciech
39. Prof. Nadulski Rafał
40. PhD Nazarewicz Sybilla
41. Prof. Niedziółka Ignacy
42. PhD Ogrodniczek Jacek
43. Prof. Oniszczuk Tomasz
44. MSc Osmólska Emilia
45. PhD Ostroga Katarzyna
46. Assoc. Prof. Parafiniuk Stanisław
47. MSc Paszkowski Jarosław
48. PhD Pecyna Anna
49. PhD Przywara Artur
50. Prof. Różyło Renata
51. Assoc. Prof. Rydzak Leszek
52. PhD Sikorska Anna
53. Prof. Sobczak Paweł
54. PhD Sprawka Maciej
55. Assoc. Prof. Starek-Wójcicka Agnieszka
56. PhD Stępniewski Andrzej
57. Dr hab. Stoma Monika
58. Assoc. Prof. Szmigielski Marek
59. Prof. Szymanek Mariusz
60. Assoc. Prof. Szyszlak-Bargłowicz Joanna
61. Prof. Tanaś Wojciech
62. MSc Tatarczak Jarosław
63. Prof. Tys Jerzy
64. Assoc. Prof. Wasąg Zbigniew
65. PhD Wójcik Monika
66. Prof. Wójtowicz Agnieszka
67. Assoc. Prof. Zając Grzegorz
68. Assoc. Prof. Zarajczyk Janusz

Foreign members:

1. Prof. Alex Adisa, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
2. Assoc. Prof. Atanas Atanasov, University of Ruse, Bulgaria
3. PhD Alaa Subr, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Iraq

• The 12th International Scientific Symposium Farm Machinery and Processes Management in Sustainable Agriculture – FMPMSA took place in Lublin, Poland on June 12-14, 2024.

  On the first day, the sessions were held in the building of the Faculty of Production Engineering at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin. The next day, a field session was organized – this time in one of the most modern beverage can factories in Europe – Ball Packaging Europe Lublin Sp. z o.o. The third day was dedicated to a study trip during which participants got acquainted with the University Experimental Farm in Czesławice, the activities of the Pustelnia Fishing Inn in Wola Rudzka, the loess ravines in Kazimierz Dolny, and the Janowiec Castle. The trip ended at the Janowiec Castle.

  Over 80 people from 16 countries registered for the symposium. 55 papers were delivered. The topics of the presented papers covered issues related to the sustainability of processes and techniques in agriculture and the agri-food industry.

  Ball Packaging Europe Lublin made a significant contribution to the organization of the symposium. Paper sessions were held on the factory premises. During the break between sessions, participants toured the production lines of this most modern factory of the Ball Packaging concern.

  The symposium was organized by the Department of Machine Operation and Production Process Management of the Production Engineering Faculty of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, together with the Walloon Agricultural Research Centre from Gembloux, Belgium, and the Lublin Branch of the Polish Society of Agricultural Engineering. The European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng) provided scientific patronage for these activities. The symposia have been held since 1994. They were organized abroad three times – twice in Gembloux and once in Bari.

  The symposium was held under the honorary patronage of the Rector of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Professor Krzysztof Kowalczyk, as well as the honorary patronage of the Marshal of the Lubelskie Voivodeship Jarosław Stawiarski and the President of the City of Lublin PhD Krzysztof Żuk.

  The symposium would not have been possible without the support of companies and offices that have been cooperating with the Department of Machine Operation and Production Process Management for many years. These were: Agroplast Marcin Łopąg; Gravit Sp. z o.o.; Kuhn-Maszyny Rolnicze Sp. z o.o.; Noyen Sp. z o.o.; Raiffeisen Waren Sp. z o.o.; Rolniczy Przegląd Techniczny – Wydawnictwo APRA; Same Deutz-Fahr Polska Sp. z o.o. and Traktor 24.pl as well as the Marshal’s Office of the Lubelskie Voivodeship.

  Detailed information about the presented papers, published publications and photos from the symposium can be found on the website.

• Once again the Lublin division of the Polish Society of Agricultural Engineering (PTIR) took part in the International Symposium of Student Scientific Circles “Environment-Plant-Animal-Product”. The 5th edition of the event took place on April 18, 2024, at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin. Assoc. Prof. Janusz Zarajczyk, PhD Paweł Karpiński and PhD Monika Wójcik acted as members of the jury in the Production Engineering section. Members of the Lublin division of the Polish Society of Agricultural Engineering decided to award a distinction to Ms. Sylwia Bondyra from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin and Mr. Hubert Małyszek from the University of Agriculture in Kraków for a poster entitled “Use of unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture on the example of monitoring winter rape cultivation”. The presented work fits into the modern concept of precision agriculture, also known as Agriculture 4.0, which is based on farming with the use of digital technologies to monitor and optimize agricultural production processes. Congratulations to the awarded students.
• On April 12, 2024, a meeting of the Lublin division of the Polish Society of Agricultural Engineering (PTIR) was held. The gathering began with a minute of silence in honor of the memory of Prof. Kazimierz Zawiślak. During the meeting, current and organizational matters were discussed. At the end of the gathering, PhD Paweł Karpiński gave a presentation entitled “Drones in the Service of Agriculture”.
• IX General Meeting of the Polish Society of Agricultural Engineering in Kraków (Poland): On December 13, 2023, the IX General Meeting of the Polish Society of Agricultural Engineering (PTIR) was held in Kraków. The meeting summarized the last term of the PTIR’s Board of Directors. This term, in accordance with the statutes, lasted four years from 2019 to 2023. Professor Małgorzata Bzowska was elected chair of the meeting (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Małgorzata Bzowska

After the agenda was adopted and the electoral and nominating committee was elected, President Professor Rudolf Michałek took the floor (Fig. 2).

Fig. 2. Prof. Rudolf Michałek – President of the Board of Directors, opens the IX General Meeting of the PTIR

In connection with the centenary anniversary, he presented the profile of Professor Janusz Haman – his achievements and impact on the development of agricultural engineering in Poland.

The planned program of the meeting was then implemented. Program reports of the PTIR, financial statements, and the audit committee were presented. After a discussion, the authorities of the PTIR were granted an acquittal in a vote. In the next point, reports from the activities of the individual branches were presented.

Then, elections were held for the President and Members of the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, and the Collegial Court. Professor Rudolf Michałek was re-elected as President. The board of directors consisted of: Professor Józef Szlachta – Vice President, Professor Maciej Kuboń – Treasurer, Assoc. Prof. Dariusz Kwaśniewski – Secretary, three members: Professor Dariusz Choszcz, Assoc. Prof. Artur Kraszkiewicz, and Professor Jacek Przybył.

Professor Sławomir Kurpaska (chair), Assoc. Prof. Szymon Głowacki, and Assoc. Prof. Przemysław Niewiadomski were elected to the Audit Committee. Assoc. Prof. Urszula Malaga-Toboła was elected chair of the Collegial Court, and Professor Edmund Lorencowicz and Assoc. Prof. Karol Durczok were elected members.

The meeting concluded with a discussion on the future activities of the PTIR. The participants agreed that the society should continue to play an active role in promoting agricultural engineering in Poland.

• Representation of the Lublin Division of PSAE participated in the 4th International Symposium of Student Scientific Groups “Environment-Plant-Animal-Product”. The event was held on 20 April 2023. The members of the Competition Committee were Assoc. Prof. Dariusz Goral, Assoc. Prof. Jacek Mazur, Assoc. Prof. Joanna Szyszlak-Bargłowicz. An honorable award was given to the participants of the CARBON Polymer Engineering Scientific Group operating at the Lublin University of Technology (Joanna Tomasik, Miłosz Wrotniak, Aleksandra Pszczoła, Damian Szopiński) entitled “Physicomechanical properties of biodegradable polymeric materials used in horticulture”.
• The Lublin Division of PSAE took scientific patronage of the 4th Discussion Workshop “How to improve the testing of sprayers in the reality of updated requirements?” , which took place in Wroclaw (Poland) (25.01.2023)
• Meeting of PSAE members and students with a representative of Agrointelli Robotti (26.10.2022)
• Participation in the organization of the Symposium “Farm Machinery and Processes Management in Sustainable Agriculture”, XI FMPMSA International Scientific Symposium, Bari, Italy, June 2022
• Meeting of PSAE members and students with a representative of Horsch company – Horsch Academy (25.05.2022)
• Participation of Members of the Management of the Lublin Division of the PSAE in the Competition Commission for the Evaluation of Presentations in the Production Engineering Section at the III International Symposium of Student Scientific Groups on 21.04.2022. The Competition Commission of the Polish Society of Agricultural Engineering, composed of Prof. Slawomir Kocira, Assoc. Prof. Renata Różyło, and Assoc. Prof. Joanna Szyszlak-Bargłowicz decided to award Ms. Angelika Krzysztof from the student grup “Agroekolog” operating at the Jan Grodek State University in Sanok, for her paper entitled: “The influence of organic farming on the intensity of water erosion”. More information in Polish can be found at: https://up.lublin.pl/blog/sprawozdanie-z-iii-miedzynarodowego-sympozjum-studenckich-kol-naukowych-srodowisko-roslina-zwierze-produkt/
• Participation of Members of the Management of the Lublin Division of PSAE in the Competition Committee evaluating presentations at the International Symposium of Student Scientific Groups and the National Conference of Doctoral Students organized at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin under the common theme “ENVIRONMENT-PRODUCT-ANIMAL-PRODUCT”, held on 15 April 2021 (https://up.lublin.pl/blog/miedzynarodowe-sympozjum-studenckich-kol-naukowych-oraz-ogolnopolska-konferencja-doktorantow/)

Photos: Artur Przywara, Ignacy Niedziółka
Edited by: Renata Różyło, Artur Kraszkiewicz, Joanna Szyszlak-Bargłowicz, Edmund Lorencowicz