Secondary Use of Ag Data is a Privacy Violation

Secondary Use of Ag Data is a Privacy Violation

We often think of data privacy in terms of disclosure of information, but the concept of privacy is much broader.

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An Obscure User Interface is a Privacy Violation

An Obscure User Interface is a Privacy Violation

Privacy is not just about preventing disclosure of information. Privacy violations can occur when ag data platforms manipulate users into obtaining their consent.

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Creating Carbon Credits

Creating Carbon Credits

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.

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An Ag Data Checklist for Evaluating Carbon Platforms

An Ag Data Checklist for Evaluating Carbon Platforms

As more carbon reduction programs are marketed to farmers, here is my checklist for understanding the possible long-term implications for the farm.

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Ag Data Transparent: Updates for 2021

Ag Data Transparent: Updates for 2021

The Ag Data Transparent organization has raised the bar for what it means to be “Ag Data Transparent” certified in 2021.

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Ag Data Transparent: 11 Certification Questions

Ag Data Transparent: 11 Certification Questions

Companies that are Ag Data Transparent have answered these 11 questions about how they collect, use, share and store ag data.

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2020: The Year in Reverse

2020: The Year in Reverse

Here’s a look back at the most-read articles from the Janzen Ag Tech Blog in 2020.

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How the Ag Data Landscape Has Changed in Five Years

How the Ag Data Landscape Has Changed in Five Years

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.

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Do Electric Vehicles Spell the End for Biofuels?

Do Electric Vehicles Spell the End for Biofuels?

A recent AgWeb article made a bold claim: Tesla is the biggest threat to farming today.

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Harnessing the Wind: 3 Legal Considerations When Signing a Wind Lease

Harnessing the Wind: 3 Legal Considerations When Signing a Wind Lease

Farming the wind is yet another way to make money on the farm by producing energy. Windmills can be contentious, however, so make sure you think through the potential legal issues down the road.

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Farming the Sun: 5 Questions to Ask Before Signing a Long-Term Solar Lease

Farming the Sun: 5 Questions to Ask Before Signing a Long-Term Solar Lease

Would you take the opportunity to turn your farmland into a solar farm? Here are some things to consider.

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Can Ag Tech Increase Your On-Farm Risk?

Can Ag Tech Increase Your On-Farm Risk?

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?

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Here Come the Carbon Food Labels

Here Come the Carbon Food Labels

What legal issues will result from the coming wave of carbon labels on food?

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Is Your Farm Ready for the Swarm?

Is Your Farm Ready for the Swarm?

Will today’s large machines be replaced by swarms of smaller robots?

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Another Farmer Survey Suggests Acceptance of Ag Data Sharing has a Long Road Ahead

Another Farmer Survey Suggests Acceptance of Ag Data Sharing has a Long Road Ahead

Another ag data survey of farmers has been release. The results are a mixed bag.

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What does it mean to be "transparent" with data?

What does it mean to be "transparent" with data?

Some thoughts from industry leaders about what data “transparency” really means and why it’s important.

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Ranking the 5 Levels of Ag Data Transparency

Ranking the 5 Levels of Ag Data Transparency

Not every ag tech provider treats ag data transparency with the same level of care.

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A Look at the Australian Farm Data Code

A Look at the Australian Farm Data Code

The 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?

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7 Questions to Ask Before Signing a Letter of Intent to Build an Anaerobic Digester

7 Questions to Ask Before Signing a Letter of Intent to Build an Anaerobic Digester

Anaerobic digesters are hot. Farmers approached to sign a letter of intent should be diligent when moving forward.

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The FieldView-Tillable Breakup: What Went Wrong

The FieldView-Tillable Breakup: What Went Wrong

Think no one cares about what happens to ag data? The FieldView/Tillable break up will convince you otherwise.

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