A reporter for a national publication called me recently to ask some ag data questions. One of his questions was: Who is the ag data watchdog for farmers?

MyDairyDashboard has become the first livestock data company to earn the Ag Data Transparent seal of approval.

With the guiding principles in hand, the first step in drafting a data use policy is to identify the the types of ag data the company collects.

John Deere built an enormous trade show booth with multiple video screens celebrating 100 years of building tractors. Of course, the latest green iron was displayed too, as were numerous monitors explaining Deere’s tools for collecting and using ag data.

DuPont Pioneer's $300 million acquisition of Silicon Valley based Granular might have you wondering what happens to all that data a provider collects after it is sold? This post answers that question.

Over two years has passed since American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) led an industry coalition to address issues of surrounding ag data ownership, privacy, and security. When AFBF published the "Privacy and Security Principles for Farm Data"--or as I call them, the ag data's "Core Principles," I expected the industry uptake to be swift.

One of my favorite end of the year activities is to reflect on the past 12 months and ask: What were the big stories of 2016?