At the center of the DOJ’s complaint are two high-speed planting technologies: Precision Planting’s “SpeedTube” and John Deere’s “ExactEmerge.” Both technologies move seed from planter hoppers into the furrow in a fast, controlled manner.
A number of ag tech companies have developed ag data use policies. This is a good trend and will benefit farmers. "Data Use Policies" (some companies have other names for these) attempt to answer farmers’ questions about "what happens to my data" in one single document.
The latest issue of SciTech Lawyer is dedicated to the Internet of Things and legal issues that will follow this advancing technology. The "Internet of Things" or "IoT" is the term used to describe the interconnectedness of new devices that can "talk" to each other and other devices.
Todd Janzen sees the new ag technology firms making mistakes because they assume farming is just like any other business. Farming is different. Here is his list of 5 things every Silicon Valley startup should known about Midwestern farmers.
Although Google’s autonomous car got a lot of press, the auto-guidance system on tractors, combines, sprayers and other farm equipment has been around for years.
As custom harvesters make their way across the United States and Canada this summer, I keep wondering what happens to all that yield data these machines are collecting.
I think I could write a book about the changes involved in moving from Microsoft's Windows to Apple's OS, but one thing is the same — both Microsoft and Apple are now insistent on forcing users to use their cloud platforms.
Thanks to the work of groups like AgGateway and the Ag Data Transparency Evaluator, ag data "pipelines" are starting to take shape. This post explores the current definitions of the different ag data pipelines coming off the farm.
Tesla is revolutionizing the automotive industry. I keep wondering when Tesla will step into other markets and more importantly, will agriculture be one of them?
With no federal laws directly regulating the storage, use, or transfer of agricultural data between farmers and ag technology providers, companies entering the ag data market struggle to interpret 50 state laws to determine whether their products and software run afoul of state privacy laws.
We had a front-row seat to the launch of AEF’s Agricultural Interoperability Network (AgIN) at AGRITECHNICA a few weeks ago, which promises to ease the process of data sharing for farmers and dealers.
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