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Weights and Measures Newsletter Archives - Grain Moisture Meters/NIR

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Series
C-XXX		Key WordsArticleIssue
C-012Test weight
Grain
Measurement
Grain moisture meters
Meter scales		Determining Reference Test Weight per Bushel Value of GrainsSeptember 2013
C-011Moisture meters
Air-oven reference methods
NTEP
GIPSA
USDA		Grain Moisture Air-Oven Reference Methods in the United StatesNovember 2012
(updated:  July 2016)
C-010Grain moisture
Grain
Temperature compensation
Calibration
Variances tolerances		A New Generation of Grain Moisture MetersFebruary 2012
C-009Grain moisture
Air oven reference
Tolerances		Grain Moisture Meter Test Methods and TolerancesMay 2011
C-008Grain moisture
Temperature measuring devices
Field testing
Maintenance
Storage		Grain Moisture Meter (GMM) Series, Part 4 – Grain Preparation, Maintenance and Storage of Grain Transfer Standards, Equipment and Apparatus, and Field Test ProceduresSeptember 2008
C-007Near infrared technology
Grain moisture
Beer-Lambert Law
Characteristic absorption bands		Grain Moisture Meter (GMM) Series Part 3 - Grain Moisture Meter Measurement Technology - Near InfraredSeptember 2007
C-006Economic impact
Grain moisture meters
Moisture loss
Shrinkage		Grain Moisture Meter (GMM) Series Part 2 - The Economic Impact of Errors in Moisture MeasurementsMarch 2007
C-005Grain Moisture MetersGrain Moisture Meter (GMM) Series Part 1 - Overview of GMM Series TopicsNovember 2006
C-004Grain Moisture Meters
Calibration
Dielectric technology
Capacitance
Air-oven reference method		What do Grain Moisture Meters Measure and How are they Calibrated?September 2006
C-003Testing Grain Moisture Meters
GMMs		Testing Grain Moisture Meters (GMMs)May 2004
C-002GMM
Test Weight		New Requirements for Grain Moisture Meters Capable of Measuring Test WeightFebruary 2004
C-001NIR
Moisture Basis		Near Infrared (NIR) Device Inspection and Moisture BasisNovember 2002
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Created August 22, 2011, Updated February 27, 2024
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