St. Joseph, MI — The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has completed a revision to its data standard on moisture content of plant-based agricultural and biological products, a document used extensively by engineers and others to determine postharvest drying and storage strategies.
The revised standard, ASAE D245.7, Moisture Relationships of Plant-Based Agricultural Products, includes updated values, editorial and formatting changes to equations for better readability and user accuracy, and the general correction of minor errors.
ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the full-text via electronic download on the ASABE online Technical Library at elibrary.asabe.org.
Others can obtain a download for a fee directly from the library or by contacting ASABE headquarters at OrderStandard@asabe.org.
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ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 280 standards currently in publication.
Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute.
For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at www.asabe.org/projects.
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems.
Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300, emailing hq@asabe.org or visiting www.asabe.org.
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