Todd Janzen is an attorney at Janzen Agricultural Law LLC (www.aglaw.us) in Indianapolis. Todd grew up on a Kansas grain and livestock farm and now practices law in the agriculture and technology fields. Todd is the past chair of the American Bar Association’s Agricultural Management Committee and authors a blog addressing legal issues facing agriculture: www.aglaw.us/JanzenAgLaw. Contact: janzen@aglaw.us.

Updating the Core Principles for Ag Data

By Todd Janzen posted on May 12, 2024 | Posted in Data Management

The evolution of precision agriculture and collection of agricultural data is providing farmers with tools to increase productivity and profitability. These core principles were originally developed by farmers, commodity organizations, and ag technology providers in 2014.

Who is a "Foreign Person" in the Eyes of USDA?

By Todd Janzen posted on March 21, 2024 | Posted in Industry News

Midwestern politicians are drumming up support for increased oversight of foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural farmland.

Using Ag Data to Win a Legal Case

By Todd Janzen posted on February 9, 2024 | Posted in Data Management

"Ultimately, based upon the data and other evidence, the court agreed that raising the lake level impacted our client’s farming operation," writes Todd Janzen in his latest blog.

AI, the Black Box & Transparency

By Todd Janzen posted on January 31, 2024 | Posted in Data Management

"The time has come for tech platforms to explain to users whether their data will be used to train AI platforms," says Todd Janzen, in the latest edition of the Janzen Ag Tech Blog.

Translating AI's Legal Issues for Agriculture

By Todd Janzen posted on December 12, 2023 | Posted in Precision Agriculture 101

Although AI and its simpler cousin machine learning (ML) have operated behind the scenes for years already, 2023 is the first time that AI and ML really entered the public discourse.

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More Thoughts on That Emoji Grain Contract

By Todd Janzen posted on July 19, 2023 | Posted in Precision Sales

A recent story has been making the rounds on ag websites about how a Canadian farmer agreed to a grain contract by texting a “thumbs-up” emoji. The farmer received a text message with an image of a grain contract offering to purchase 86 tons of flax for $17 per bushel.

How the USDA Will Collect Ag Data for Climate-Smart Commodities Program

By Todd Janzen posted on June 5, 2023 | Posted in Data Management, Industry News

The USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program represents an investment of over $3.1 billion into US agriculture. The statistics for the program huge: USDA selected 141 proposals from corporations, non-profits, and universities to study ways to increase climate-smart production practices for US farmers and livestock producers.

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Understanding the Legal Issues for AI in Agriculture

By Todd Janzen posted on May 24, 2023 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

AI is definitely on the rise in agriculture and elsewhere. This post explores questions about AI’s use in general and for agriculture.

5 Areas of Law to Update to Pave the Way for Autonomous Farm Equipment

By Todd Janzen posted on March 31, 2023 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

Todd Janzen explains why he believes several laws need to be updated to foster widespread adoption of new technologies.

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

By Todd Janzen posted on June 30, 2022 | Posted in Product Innovations

Apple CarPlay is just the tip of the iceberg. Is it inevitable that a major software developer or agricultural OEM will create a CarPlay-like experience for the tractor cab?

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[Technology Corner] Farmer Takes Retrofit Route with Smart Sprayer in 2024

It’s planting season, which means a lot of the technology we spotlight on this program is being used in the field as we speak. I paid a visit to Eagle, Wis., farmer Tyler Troiola who’s using John Deere See and Spray for the first time this growing season. He says it took his dealer about 2 solid weeks to install the system on his 2018 John Deere sprayer.

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Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette Campus

The college offers an associate degree in Applied Science in Agriculture (60 credit hours). Students enrolled in this program may specialize in precision farming technology by selecting up to 15 credit hours in this area and agriculture business, sales and agronomy.

Lake Region State College - Dakota Precision Ag Center

The college offers an AAS in Precision Agriculture and customized precision ag- related training for agricultural producers, insurance underwriters, equipment dealer and agricultural cooperative employees and others.

HTS Ag Precision Ag Solutions

Offering training on Ag Leader, Trimble, Reichhardt, Norac and Integris Systems in twice yearly customer training events (spring/fall). Also offering individual training opportunities on any HTS Ag products and SMS software, year round.

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