ASABE Develops Planters, Drills & Seeders Definition/Terminology Standard

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) announced the completion of a new standard, ASABE S506, Terminology and Definitions for Planters, Drills and Seeders.

The new standard provides uniform terminology and definitions for machines and machine components used for the establishment of field crops. It’s consistent with terminology in other ASABE standards, including ASAE 414.1, Terminology and Definitions for Agricultural Tillage Implements; ASAE EP291, Terminology and Definitions for Soil Tillage and Soil-Tool Relationships; and ASAE S477, Terminology for Soil-Engaging Components for Conservation-Tillage Planters, Drills and Seeders.

A copy of the document can be ordered by contacting ASABE headquarters directly at: martin@asabe.org.

For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at ASABE, (269) 932-7031, cedarq@
asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at asabe.org/standards/proposed.html. ◆