Updated Core Principles for Ag Data (2024)
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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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Translating AI's Legal Issues for Agriculture
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The legal issues surrounding artificial intelligence will impact agriculture, too.
Read MoreWho is the Ag Data Watchdog?
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A reporter recently asked me—who is the ag data watchdog for farmers?
Read MoreAn Obscure User Interface is a Privacy Violation
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Privacy is not just about preventing disclosure of information. Privacy violations can occur when ag data platforms manipulate users into obtaining their consent.
Read MoreAg Data Transparent: Updates for 2021
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The Ag Data Transparent organization has raised the bar for what it means to be “Ag Data Transparent” certified in 2021.
Read MoreAg Data Transparent: 11 Certification Questions
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Companies that are Ag Data Transparent have answered these 11 questions about how they collect, use, share and store ag data.
Read MoreA Look at the Australian Farm Data Code
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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?
Read MoreState Data Privacy Laws: The Highway to Nowhere Fast
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Can states address data privacy issues with their own legislation? Perhaps, but a patchwork quilt of different state laws only makes things worse.
Read MoreThe Rationale Behind the Model Ag Data Use Agreement
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Why exert so much time and effort to create a model ag data contract?
Read MoreDrafting the Model Ag Data Use Agreement
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We have created a model agreement to address farmers’ concerns with ag data collection, use, and control.
Read MoreDo 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.
Read MoreThe 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 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 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 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.
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