Take a Field Trip - Virtually! Todd Janzen Talks Ag Data Transparency and Privacy

You don’t need to leave your desk to be out in the field this summer. Todd Janzen was a speaker for the Ag Tech Talks Virtual Field Days. You can spend a few minutes with Todd learning more about Ag Data Transparency and Privacy. Look for that presentation title at the following link: https://ncsoy.org/resources/ag-tech-talks/

You can also “tour” a variety of other topics at this site, and join a LIVE panel that will take place at 8 am ET on August 18 where you can hear more about a variety of topics and ask Todd a question live during the Q&A session.

Here are meeting details:

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Meeting URL:

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Meeting ID:

943 6952 5106

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