More Thoughts on that Emoji Grain Contract
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A Canadian farmer accepted a grain contract by replying with a thumbs up emoji. Would the result be the same in the US?
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Ag Data Collection for the USDA's Climate-Smart Commodities
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USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities will require a lot of ag data. Let’s make sure we get the contracts with farmers right.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Legal Issues for AI in Agriculture
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Artificial intelligent promises a lot, but requires some caution too.
Read MoreFive Areas of Law to Update to Pave the Way for Autonomous Farm Equipment
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Robotic farm equipment can help with many problems on the farm. Let’s make the legal system responsive to these needs rather than getting in the way.
Read MoreFive Ways ChatGPT Will Change Agriculture
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Will artificial intelligence eventually replace the tasks handled by many farmers?
Read MoreThe Digitalization of Grain Contracts
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Modernizing grain contracts will only make US grain marketing more efficient.
Read MoreWho Owns "Pore Space" Deep Under Your Land?
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Thanks to climate change, we are about to find out.
Read MoreA Look at the Principles for Transparency in Ag Climate Markets
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A group of companies has developed a set of transparency principles for carbon market developers in agriculture. What do they say and what happens next?
Read MoreTesla's Impact on Agriculture
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Tesla has had an enormous impact on auto manufacturers. Are there lessons for agricultural equipment manufacturers?
Read MoreUnderstanding the Scopes of GHG Emissions
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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.
Read MoreApple CarPlay Will Soon Control Your Car. Will Apple TractorPlay be Next?
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Does the next generation of Apple CarPlay foreshadow the next generation of farm equipment monitors?
Read MoreBuilding a National Ag Data Infrastructure
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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.
Read MoreHow Antiquated Real Estate Laws are Stopping Farmers from Fighting Climate Change
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A longform guide to understanding how real estate law is slowing the adoption of modern soil carbon sequestration contracts.
Read MoreRethinking Cloud-Connected Machines in Times of International Conflict
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Who controls the cloud becomes even more important in the era of international uncertainty.
Read MoreUkraine's Impact on Global Agriculture
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Even if the war ends today, the Russian war on Ukraine is also a war on agriculture.
Read MoreWar Changes Everything.
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We must face the reality that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect all of us.
Read MoreMaking Hay: A History of Hesston Corporation
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I just finished reading the corporate history of Hesston Corporation.
Read MoreA Deeper Dive into the New Autonomous John Deere Tractor
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The John Deere autonomous tractor also brings some legal and practical questions.
Read MoreWhat was Revealed at the John Deere Autonomous Reveal?
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At the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, John Deere introduced a commercial-ready fully autonomous tractor.
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