Carbon sequestration contracts for farmland are attempts to restrict usage of land. Historically, restriction on land were put in place by recording easements, mortgages, leases, or deed restrictions.

At a farmer meeting I attended recently, the hot topic was carbon reduction contracts. There was a lot of curiosity, confusion and skepticism among these farmers.

A increasingly competitive carbon credit market means more data collection from farmers. Here’s my checklist for farmers and other users of these platforms when reviewing the contract terms offered by these new carbon reduction platforms.

Online ag data platforms have matured a lot since 2016, and so it was time for the ADT’s certification to mature as well. This past fall, the ADT undertook a process of updating its certification questionnaire. A number of new and updated questions were added as part of the process. Here is an explanation of some of the changes.

Each year at this time I like to reflect on what the big events were over the last twelve months. Here are the news articles and stories getting the most interest on the Janzen Ag Tech Blog in 2020.

I feel like it was about five years ago when the gates were opened to the ag data land rush. Small ag-tech companies and multinational legacy companies all entered the ag data space, each rushing to grab as many acres or customers as possible.

Agricultural data in cloud storage poses a new risk to the farm. Data has long-been shared with accountants and crop advisors, but these are already trusted individuals.