ASABE Revises Standard on soil, water engineering terminology.
Press Release Summary:
Revised by American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), ASAE S526.4, Soil and Water Terminology, contains preferred terms and definitions intended for use in technical journals, magazines, textbooks, and extension bulletins, as well as all other ASABE standards. Document was revised under leadership of ASABE's Natural Resources & Environmental Services technical community, and 900+ definitions in ASAE S526.4 have been added to AgGateway AgGlossary.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Soil and Water Engineering Terminology Standard Revised
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has completed a revision to its engineering standard for soil and water terminology.
The revised standard, ASAE S526.4, Soil and Water Terminology, contains preferred terms and definitions that may not be found in other reference publications. These preferred terms and definitions are intended for use in technical journals, magazines, textbooks, and extension bulletins, as well as all other ASABE standards. The definitions in ASAE S526.4, which total more than 900, have been added to the AgGateway AgGlossary at agglossary.org, a new online resource for the agricultural community developed to serve as a one-stop, online location for anyone seeking the definition of an agricultural term.
The document was revised under the leadership of ASABE's Natural Resources & Environmental Services technical community, a highly qualified pool of experts whose primary focus is on engineering topics related to irrigation, drainage, and control of nonpoint-source pollution runoff.
ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the full-text of the standard by electronic download in about three weeks. Location for the download is on the ASABE online Technical Library at: elibrary.asabe.org. Others can obtain a copy for a fee directly from the library or by contacting ASABE headquarters at OrderStandard@asabe.org.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 250 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/.
