Standards Updates

ASABE Standards Updates

Below is a current listing of the standards completed or withdrawn since the publication of the current ASABE Standards CD-Rom/Flash Drive 2024. The most current information is at the top of each list. The updated CD/Flash Drive publication is available each year in late spring.

Information on other standard projects can be found here.

For information on ISO activities, contact the assigned ASABE Administrator found here.

Projects approved

X245.7WD, Withdrawal of ASAE D245.7 JUL2021 (R2022) Moisture Relationships of Plant-based Agricultural Products (Press Release PDF)

X368.5, Compression Test of Food Materials of Convex Shape

X471.1, Procedure for Measuring Sprayer Nozzle Wear Rate

X479.2, Design and Operation of Controlled Drainage Systems in Humid Regions

X642.1, Recommended Methods for Measurement and Testing of Electromagnetic Radiation Sources for Plant Growth and Development

X667-1, Moisture Relationship of Plant-based Agricultural Products - Part 1: Terminology and Formulas (Press Release PDF)

X667-2, Moisture Relationship of Plant-based Agricultural Products - Part 2: Data for Major Grains and Oilseeds

X668, Methods for Measurement and Testing of Biochar

X15077WD, Withdrawal of ASABE/ISO 15077:2008 OCT2008, (R2024), Tractors and Self-Propelled Machinery for Agriculture — Operator Controls — Actuating Forces, Displacement, Location and Method of Operation, and placing ISO 15077:2020 on the Recognized Document List. (Press Release PDF)

New standards approved since the last publication

ANSI/ASABE AD4254-16:2018 SEP2024, Agricultural machinery - Safety - Part 16: Portable agricultural grain augers (Press Release PDF)

ASABE/ISO 12140-1:2020 JUN2024, Agricultural trailers and trailed equipment — Drawbar jacks — Part 1: Design safety, test methods and acceptance criteria (Press Release PDF)

ASABE/ISO 12140-2:2020 JUN2024, Agricultural trailers and trailed equipment — Drawbar jacks — Part 2: Application safety, test methods and acceptance criteria (Press Release PDF)

Revisions since the last publication

ASAE D243.5 JUL2024, Thermal properties of Grain and Grain Products

ASAE EP407.3 AUG2024, Agricultural Drainage Outlets—Open Channels

ASAE EP562.2 DEC2024 Procedure for Determining Recommended Ballast and Minimum Rear Wheel Tread Settings for Agricultural Tractors with Agricultural Front Loaders (EP562.2 Press Release PDF)

ASABE S615.3 NOV2024ED, Cotton Module Cover Material Performance (Press Release PDF)

ANSI/ASABE S625.2 AUG2024, Drawbar Pin Dimensions and Requirements (Press Release PDF)

ANSI/ASABE S647.1 JAN2025ED Seed Cotton Module Identification System (Press Release PDF)

ASABE/ISO 11684:2023 SEP2024, Tractors, machinery for agricultural and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Safety labels — General principles (Press Release PDF)

Withdrawals since the last publication

ASAE D245.7 JUL2021, Moisture Relationship of Plant-based Agricultural Products

ASAE S361.3 APR1990 (R2020), Safety for Portable Agricultural Auger Conveying Equipment (Press Releae PDF)

ASABE/ISO 12140:2013, Agricultural equipment —  Agricultural trailers and trailed equipment — Drawbar jacks (Press Release PDF