Volume XI

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Foreword

For the past years, there has been no standardization effort for the water management sector. Local engineers continued to design, formulate and manage water systems using ‘borrowed’ if not ‘inappropriate’ standards, techniques and methodologies. As we strive to improve the efficiencies of our technologies and better optimize our farming systems, and as we develop other technologies ue to Philippine situations, local standards have to be It is hope that these standards, adopted and modified based on local conditions, would further enhance the capabilities of our agricultural engineers in the design, operation and maintenance of irrigation systems

A three and half year project entitled “Enhancement of Nutrient and Water Use Efficiency Through Standardization of Engineering Support Systems for e i-ion Farming” that started from September 2012 to March 2016 was emented by Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC). It was funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture , Aquatic and Natural Resurces Research and Development (PCAARRD). The project was able to develop standards for selected nutrient and water management systems.

The Standards included in this volume were developed through the efforts and cooperation of various individuals and institutions from different government and private agencies and organizations. These include the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Soils and Water Management (DA-BSWM), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Philippine Council for Agriculture and (DA-PCAF), Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE), Luzon State University (CLSU), University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) and the Professional Regulation Commission – Board of Agricultural Engineering (PRC-BOAE).

Standards were endorsed to the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards and to the Professional Regulation Commission.

Foreword: Field Guide on Rice & Corn Technologies

The government is vigorously exerting efforts to achieve rice self-sufficiency. Strategies to achieve this goal involve efforts to increase of production and decrease losses.Agricultural mechanization plays important roles in both approaches. Agricultural production and postproduction machines can increase quality of farm work and help maximize yield, improve turn around tie, can decrease overall production input, help reduce losses and maintain product quality. Design engineers face the challenge of increasing the level of performance of their machines as they continue to design new ones, find approaches and methodologies to enhance the natural agronomic characteristics of the rice plant and also save what has been produced through the photosynthetic processes .

The agricultural machines that enter the market have to have acceptable levels of performance, as defined by standards . These standards are drafted to protect the interest of consumers, the farmers, who will have to use the machines. The government, in a broader perspective, sees the application of agricultural machinery standards as a means by which it can achieve its goals of agricultural development in a fair and equitable manner.

This volume of the Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standard (PAES) is an effort to further develop the agricultural engineering profession for the service to the country.

A two-year project entitled “Development of Standards for Agricultural Production and Post Production Machinery” that started from September 2013 to August 2015 was implemented by Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC). It was funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCAARRD-DOST) . The project was able to develop and update standards for specifications and methods of test of selected machines for rice production and postproduction operations.

The standards included in this volume were developed through the efforts and cooperation of various individuals and institutions from different government and private agencies and organizations . These include the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), National Food Authority (NFA), Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), Bureau of Agriculture and Fishery Standards (BAFS) of the Department of Agriculture; Metal Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST); Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE); Professional Regulation Commission – Board of Agricultural Engineering (PRC-BOAE) and Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association (AMMDA), Inc.

The Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) approved these standards as Philippine National Standards (PNS) and are now included in the Philippine National Standards Catalogue. These standards were also submitted to the Department of Agriculture and to the Professional Regulation Commission for Adoption as PAES Volume IX.

Foreword: Standards on Laboratory Analysis for Soil Quality

Nutrients in the plants greatly affect growth, yields and profitability of the crop. Proper nutrition is important not only to have suitable crop growth but also for crop production and yield. Nutrient management must be considered to optimize nutrient relationships and lower undesirable results that affect crop growth and appearance. Increasing the efficiency of nutrient and water use of crops can result in mitigating pollution and the scarcity of supply of important agricultural resource inputs. Excess fertilizers need not reach the water table while optimizing water supply and lessening the losses along the distribution canals can save considerable amount of imported fuel for pumping.

A three and half year project entitled “Enhancement of Nutrient and Water Use Efficiency Through Standardization of Engineering Support Systems for Precision Farming” that started from September 2012 to March 2016 was implemented by Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC). It was funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture , Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD). The project was able to develop standards for selected nutrient and water management systems.

The standards included in this volume were developed through the efforts and cooperation of various individuals and institutions from different government and private agencies and organizations. These include the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Soils and Water Management (DA-BSWM), Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), DOST – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) , Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE), Central Luzon State University (CLSU), University of the Philippines Los Bafios (UPLB) and the Professional Regulation Commission – Board of Agriculture (PRC-BOA).

These standards were also submitted to the Department of Agriculture and to the Professional Regulation Commission – Board of Agriculture for adoption.