Understanding the Scopes of GHG Emissions

Understanding the Scopes of GHG Emissions

Is the latest SEC reporting rule going to push more control away from the farm and into corporate shareholders’ hands? Here is how to understand what reporting Scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions means.

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Apple CarPlay Will Soon Control Your Car. Will Apple TractorPlay be Next?

Apple CarPlay Will Soon Control Your Car. Will Apple TractorPlay be Next?

Does the next generation of Apple CarPlay foreshadow the next generation of farm equipment monitors?

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Building a National Ag Data Infrastructure

Building a National Ag Data Infrastructure

Before we can really harness the power of ag data to improve farm policy, we need to modernize how ag data is collected and used at the federal level.

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How Antiquated Real Estate Laws are Stopping Farmers from Fighting Climate Change

How Antiquated Real Estate Laws are Stopping Farmers from Fighting Climate Change

A longform guide to understanding how real estate law is slowing the adoption of modern soil carbon sequestration contracts.

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Rethinking Cloud-Connected Machines in Times of International Conflict

Rethinking Cloud-Connected Machines in Times of International Conflict

Who controls the cloud becomes even more important in the era of international uncertainty.

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Ukraine's Impact on Global Agriculture

Ukraine's Impact on Global Agriculture

Even if the war ends today, the Russian war on Ukraine is also a war on agriculture.

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War Changes Everything.

War Changes Everything.

We must face the reality that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect all of us.

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Making Hay: A History of Hesston Corporation

Making Hay: A History of Hesston Corporation

I just finished reading the corporate history of Hesston Corporation.

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A Deeper Dive into the New Autonomous John Deere Tractor

A Deeper Dive into the New Autonomous John Deere Tractor

The John Deere autonomous tractor also brings some legal and practical questions.

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What was Revealed at the John Deere Autonomous Reveal?

What was Revealed at the John Deere Autonomous Reveal?

At the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, John Deere introduced a commercial-ready fully autonomous tractor.

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The Year in Reverse 2021

The Year in Reverse 2021

A look back at some of the hot topics from 2021.

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Farm Emissions and Carbon Math

Farm Emissions and Carbon Math

Just how much CO2 is produced from the ordinary things we do?

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The Six Building Blocks of a Soil Carbon Contract

The Six Building Blocks of a Soil Carbon Contract

Carbon is number six on the periodic table. Similarly, soil carbon contracts have six basic elements.

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Using Midwestern Dairy Cows to Power California Trucks

Using Midwestern Dairy Cows to Power California Trucks

A wave of new construction is happening on midwestern dairy farms.

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Rethinking Carbon's "Additionality" Requirement

Rethinking Carbon's "Additionality" Requirement

Soil carbon contracts usually require that any CO2 offsets be in addition to what would have been sequestered by normal farming practices. Does this make sense?

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An Interview about Row Crop Machinery Technology

An Interview about Row Crop Machinery Technology

I was recently interviewed by Tim Roy, ASA Capitale Analytics, for The Journal of the International Machinery & Technical Specialties Committee of the American Society of Appraisers. The interview focused on the future of ag tech in row crop machinery.

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Are NFTs the Answer to the Ag Data Ownership Question?

Are NFTs the Answer to the Ag Data Ownership Question?

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?

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Using Ag Data to Prove Crop Damage in Court

Using Ag Data to Prove Crop Damage in Court

Good ag data proved invaluable in a recent case involving crop damage.

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Who is the Ag Data Watchdog?

Who is the Ag Data Watchdog?

A reporter recently asked me—who is the ag data watchdog for farmers?

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Maybe Carbon Contracts Will Finally Convince Us to Update Real Estate Laws

Maybe Carbon Contracts Will Finally Convince Us to Update Real Estate Laws

Real property law is one of the oldest legal systems we have. Modern carbon sequestration contracts on farmland will have to address this reality.

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