New Concepts in the Updated Core Principles for Ag Data
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The updated Core Principles for Ag Data now address the need for simple contracts, properly identifying data sharing partners, anonymization and AI.
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Updated Core Principles for Ag Data (2024)
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Ten years ago American Farm Bureau published the Privacy and Security Principles for Farm Data. In 2024, these “Core Principles” for use of ag data have been updated.
Read MoreUsing Ag Data to Win Your Case
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A more in-depth look at how we used good ag data to prevail in recent case involving flooding of farmland.
Read MoreTranslating AI's Legal Issues for Agriculture
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The legal issues surrounding artificial intelligence will impact agriculture, too.
Read MoreFive Questions to Ask Before Signing a Soil Carbon Contract
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Farmers’ options for signing a soil carbon contracts are multiplying. What are some considerations before signing up the farm?
Read MoreAg Data Collection for the USDA's Climate-Smart Commodities
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USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities will require a lot of ag data. Let’s make sure we get the contracts with farmers right.
Read MoreThe Digitalization of Grain Contracts
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Modernizing grain contracts will only make US grain marketing more efficient.
Read MoreA Look at the Principles for Transparency in Ag Climate Markets
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A group of companies has developed a set of transparency principles for carbon market developers in agriculture. What do they say and what happens next?
Read MoreApple CarPlay Will Soon Control Your Car. Will Apple TractorPlay be Next?
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Does the next generation of Apple CarPlay foreshadow the next generation of farm equipment monitors?
Read MoreThe Six Building Blocks of a Soil Carbon Contract
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Carbon is number six on the periodic table. Similarly, soil carbon contracts have six basic elements.
Read MoreAre NFTs the Answer to the Ag Data Ownership Question?
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NFTs are allowing people to buy original digital videos of NBA players. Could the same technology help recognize farmer ownership of ag data from their farms?
Read MoreUsing Ag Data to Prove Crop Damage in Court
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Good ag data proved invaluable in a recent case involving crop damage.
Read MoreWho is the Ag Data Watchdog?
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A reporter recently asked me—who is the ag data watchdog for farmers?
Read MoreSecondary Use of Ag Data is a Privacy Violation
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We often think of data privacy in terms of disclosure of information, but the concept of privacy is much broader.
Read MoreCreating Carbon Credits
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There are three things farmers should understand about carbon credits: who creates them, how they are packaged into a salable commodity, and who buys them.
Read MoreAn Ag Data Checklist for Evaluating Carbon Platforms
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As more carbon reduction programs are marketed to farmers, here is my checklist for understanding the possible long-term implications for the farm.
Read MoreHow the Ag Data Landscape Has Changed in Five Years
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Five years ago, the Ag Data Transparent effort launched to help educate farmers about what happens to their data when shared with an online platform. How have things changed since then? This article takes a look.
Read MoreCan Ag Tech Increase Your On-Farm Risk?
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Ag tech frequently decreases on-farm risks of injury or damage to property, but are the ways that ag tech adoption can also increase a farmer’s risk?
Read MoreRanking the 5 Levels of Ag Data Transparency
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Not every ag tech provider treats ag data transparency with the same level of care.
Read MoreThe FieldView-Tillable Breakup: What Went Wrong
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Think no one cares about what happens to ag data? The FieldView/Tillable break up will convince you otherwise.
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