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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 MoreAnaerobic digesters are hot. Farmers approached to sign a letter of intent should be diligent when moving forward.
Read MoreThink no one cares about what happens to ag data? The FieldView/Tillable break up will convince you otherwise.
Read MoreAfter years of incremental change, we are still waiting on the revolution.
Read MoreA look back at some of the more popular ag tech blog stories from 2019.
Read MoreWhat US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement will mean for farmers.
Read MoreCan states address data privacy issues with their own legislation? Perhaps, but a patchwork quilt of different state laws only makes things worse.
Read MoreTwo swine industry innovators won the THRIVE-Forbes Innovation Icon Award for the products they’ve developed for raising hogs. Will the swine industry be faster or slower to adopt new technologies like these than other, non-integrated ag industries?
Read MoreI recently attended the Swine Innovation Summit to learn about the latest livestock tech. Here is my summary.
Read MoreTesla just announced that its Model 3 would be “100% Leather Free.” Here’s an analysis of what that means.
Read MoreMore opportunities are arriving for farmers to get paid for adopting “climate-friendly” farming practices. Should someone oversee this burgeoning carbon farming market?
Read MoreNew tools are on the horizon to monetize ag data for farmers.
Read MoreI logged onto my accounting software this morning and was immediately confronted with a pop-up window that informed me the terms of service and pricing scheme were changing. Again.
Read MoreWhy exert so much time and effort to create a model ag data contract?
Read MoreWe have created a model agreement to address farmers’ concerns with ag data collection, use, and control.
Read MoreIs a digital signature just as enforceable as a pen on paper?
Read MoreThe automotive industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation, investing billions in all-electric vehicle technology. Why isn’t the ag industry keeping up?
Read MoreThe Boeing 737 Max tragedies will force us to examine liability issues between software developers, hardware manufacturers, and their human operators. These issues have ramifications for other driverless technologies.
Read MoreWhat does the introduction of the Impossible Whopper mean for the livestock industry? A lot.
Read MoreIn 2012, the EPA found itself in the middle of a firestorm when Iowa and Nebraska feedlot owners learned it was conducting flyovers to look for Clean Water Act violations. In 2019, we are learning about more EPA flyovers, this time in the Lake Erie watershed in northeast Indiana.
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