Do Farmers Still Care About Ag Data Privacy?
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Farm Credit Canada’s recent farmer survey shows that ag data concerns have not changed much in the last five years.
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The Ag Data Act of 2018 in the Next Farm Bill
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How much of the Ag Data Act of 2018 is included in the next Farm Bill?
Read MoreBlockchain: Understand Before Signing Up
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This year blockchain moved from little-known buzzword to early-adopter technology. Before you sign up to participate on a blockchain, however, there are some things you should know.
Read MoreThe Data Industrial Complex and The Right to Privacy
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Apple 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 MoreCybersecurity Threats to Precision Ag
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One of the most common questions I am asked when speaking about ag data privacy issues is: Why would an outsider want my ag data? The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just released a report addressing this question: Threats to Precision Agriculture.
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Common Contract Mistakes Made by Ag Tech Companies
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Here are some of the common mistakes that ag tech companies making when drafting their ag tech contracts.
Read MoreTen Ag Technologies that are Changing Agriculture
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I was asked to give an overview to the National Ag Law Center of what I thought were the emerging technologies and legal issues for agriculture. Here’s my top 10 list.
Read MoreReflections on InfoAg 2018
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I just returned from InfoAg 2018 and have a few observations to share.
Read MoreUSDA and Ag Data: Improving Productivity while Protecting Privacy
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The 2018 Farm Bill provides a unique opportunity for USDA to transform the way that is collects and uses ag data. I recently co-authored an article for AGree on how USDA can harness ag data to improve farm policy.
Read More6 Key Concepts from the EU's Code of Conduct on Ag Data Sharing
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A 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 MoreHigh-Speed Planter Wars
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John Deere recently filed suits against AGCO and Precision Planting claiming that their high-speed planting technologies infringe on Deere's ExactEmerge patents. What are Deere's claims against Precision Planting and AGCO? What are the possible outcomes?
Read MoreFirst Livestock Data Platform becomes Ag Data Transparent
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MyDairyDashboard has become the first livestock data company to earn the Ag Data Transparent seal of approval.
Read MoreWhat Should AgTech Learn from GDPR?
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The 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 MoreDoes GDPR Apply to North American Ag Data Platforms?
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Should 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.
Read MoreDo GDPR Protections Extend to Ag Data?
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With the deadline looming from for compliance the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ag data companies may be wondering whether their privacy policies need to be in compliance with the EU's regulation. This post answers the threshold question: Does the GDPR apply to collection of ag data in North America?
Read MoreCreating an Ag Data Use Policy
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More ag tech providers should take the time to develop ag data use policies with their customers. This post explains how.
Read MoreThree Privacy Lessons Ag Tech Providers Should Learn from Facebook's Troubles
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Facebook's recent privacy breach has made me wonder whether these same missteps could happen to an ag tech provider. What should we learn from what happened?
Read MoreThe Agricultural Data Act of 2018
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A bill has been introduced in the US Senate to help USDA collect conservation related data. The bill promises to create a national data warehouse that universities and others could tap into for research into conservation efforts. Learn more about the Agricultural Data Act of 2018.
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