FEDERALhearing transcript

Senate Hearing on Data-Driven Farming Technology

Original title: TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE: DATA-DRIVEN FARMING

January 1, 2019

agriculture data privacy technology farm management consumer protection

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing explores how data collected by farm equipment is managed and protected, which impacts the legal rights of farmers regarding the ownership and control of their own operational data.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Farmers

Farmers are affected by the legal and technical standards governing the data collected by their equipment.

Agricultural Technology Companies

These companies are subject to potential oversight and regulation regarding how they collect, store, and share farm-generated data.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2019.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document is a transcript of a 2017 Senate hearing regarding the use of data-driven technology in the agricultural sector. Senators and expert witnesses discussed the implications of digital data collection on farms, including issues of data ownership, privacy, and the role of technology in modern farming operations.

Key Facts

The hearing was held on November 14, 2017, by the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security.
The primary focus was the impact of data-driven technologies on agricultural practices and the associated data security concerns.
Expert witnesses included representatives from agricultural associations, technology firms, legal experts, and academic researchers.
The committee received written testimony and reports from industry stakeholders, including Lindsay Corporation and Deere & Company.
The hearing included a formal question-and-answer period where witnesses responded to inquiries from Senators Moran, Cortez Masto, Nelson, and others.
The record includes a press release and a report regarding the 'FieldNET Advisor' irrigation management tool.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

The hearing was held to examine how data-driven technologies are changing farming and to discuss the resulting implications for data security and consumer protection.

Who provided testimony at the hearing?

Witnesses included representatives from the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Farmobile, Oklahoma State University, Janzen Agricultural Law LLC, and the University of Florida.

Why It Matters

The hearing explores how data collected by farm equipment is managed and protected, which impacts the legal rights of farmers regarding the ownership and control of their own operational data.

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Focus on Agricultural Data Rights

The hearing highlights an early legislative interest in defining data ownership rights for farmers as technology companies began collecting more operational data.

Farmobile Deere & Company

Connected Entities

organizationDeere & Company“Submitted a prepared statement to the committee”Map →

personJerry Moran“Chairman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, ”Map →

personJustin Knopf“Vice President of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers”Map →

personShannon L. Ferrell“Associate Professor at Oklahoma State University”Map →

personDorota Haman“Professor and Chair at the University of Florida”Map →

personTodd J. Janzen“President of Janzen Agricultural Law LLC”Map →

personJason G. Tatge“Co-Founder, President and CEO of Farmobile”Map →

organizationLindsay Corporation“Provided testimony and reports on irrigation management tools”Map →

personRichard Blumenthal“Ranking member of the subcommittee”Map →

Sources

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