An FCC survey found that one in four farmers has become less comfortable sharing data

CGIAR has introduced a set of ten guiding principles to help researchers understand how to protect ag data privacy during projects.

Farmers are increasingly trying to improve productivity and profitability with farm management software systems. Those systems generate vast quantities of data about the farms on which they’re used, however, who owns and has rights to that data is unclear.

Worldwide, more and more farmers are using big-data software systems to increase farm productivity and profitability. A major and often-cited barrier to more widespread adoption, however, is the lack of farmer trust when it comes to data ownership.

Is the ADT initiative in the U.S. the right way to put Canada’s farms in control of their data too?