Updated Core Principles for Ag Data (2024)
/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.
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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.
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Read MoreA reporter recently asked me—who is the ag data watchdog for farmers?
Read MorePrivacy is not just about preventing disclosure of information. Privacy violations can occur when ag data platforms manipulate users into obtaining their consent.
Read MoreThe Ag Data Transparent organization has raised the bar for what it means to be “Ag Data Transparent” certified in 2021.
Read MoreCompanies that are Ag Data Transparent have answered these 11 questions about how they collect, use, share and store ag data.
Read MoreThe Australian Farm Data Code was recently published to provide best-practices for Australian ag-tech companies. How does Australia’s document compare to North America’s Core Principles for ag data usage?
Read MoreCan states address data privacy issues with their own legislation? Perhaps, but a patchwork quilt of different state laws only makes things worse.
Read MoreWhy exert so much time and effort to create a model ag data contract?
Read MoreWe have created a model agreement to address farmers’ concerns with ag data collection, use, and control.
Read MoreFarm Credit Canada’s recent farmer survey shows that ag data concerns have not changed much in the last five years.
Read MoreHow much of the Ag Data Act of 2018 is included in the next Farm Bill?
Read MoreApple CEO Tim Cook recently referred to large data collection companies as the “data industrial complex.” There are some great lessons for the ag industry here.
Read MoreA number of farm organizations in the European Union have developed a Code of Conduct on Agricultural Data Sharing by Contractual Agreement. This post takes a closer look at some of the key concepts.
Read MoreThe US is still long ways from adopting a GDPR style regulation that applies across the country to protect data privacy, but what parts of GDPR are a step in the right direction for ag tech?
Read MoreShould a US or Canadian ag data platform--whose farmers are located only in North America--become GDPR compliant? Here are the questions you should ask to determine the answer.
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