About two months ago, we put out a poll to see what farmers think the future might hold for farm data. With the turn of the decade, most were looking back at the accomplishments and changes over the last ten years and what lay on the road ahead. No one could have guessed what was […]
What Is the Future of Farm Data?
With the start of the new year and decade for that matter, there have been all sorts of lists and articles about the advancements within agriculture and what the future might hold. This is also an interesting point to be looking ahead not just because of the new decade, but also because we are in […]
InfoAg 2019: Farm Data Use Moving From Early Adopters to Mainstream
At the InfoAg Conference last week, a common and prevalent theme throughout several discussions on the trade show floor, as well as during sessions, suggested the ag industry is on the cusp of truly beginning to utilize data within agriculture. Several years ago, the main topic of discussion at the conference was all about drones […]
Look to Nebraska: The USDA is About to Make Your Life Easier
You know the line, “I’m from the federal government and I’m here to help”? In 20 Nebraska counties, work the USDA is doing this season has the potential to positively impact 95% of American producers within five years, based on USDA’s estimates. The USDA is conducting its fourth pilot program in four years paving the […]
How One U.S. State Is Helping to Create Value With Farm Data
You know the line, “I’m from the federal government and I’m here to help”? In 20 Nebraska counties, work the USDA is doing this season has the potential to positively impact 95% of American producers within five years, based on USDA’s estimates. The USDA is conducting its fourth pilot program in four years paving the […]
Making Sense of Blockchain and What It Can Do for Agricultural Data
If you have been following any precision ag media or technology news in general, there has been a lot of excitement and interest around blockchain. But what is blockchain? Where did it come from? More importantly, what does it mean to farmers and others in the ag industry? Is blockchain here to solve everyone’s digital […]
How Does Artificial Intelligence Really Work in Agriculture?
How far are we from a computer being able to decide what variety or hybrid should be planted in a field, how it is fertilized, and prescribe crop protection chemicals needed? The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) has been a popular discussion in the media, not only for agriculture but for a variety of applications. […]
December 2018 Newsletter
Greetings and happy holiday’s ADC supporters, it is a busy time of year for the ADC. We have been supporting course activities by helping set up accounts for several precision ag classes where college students will be educated on real life use of agricultural data. This includes data collection from multiple systems, organizing, archiving and […]
The purpose of the ADC
The most common questions about the Ag Data Coalition (ADC) are about the purpose of our organization, and how it’s different from any of the other ag data efforts in the industry. Much like a farmer intensely focused on their crops can sometimes lose track of current events, those of us heavily involved in the […]
2017 Recap, 2018 Plans
With the holiday season here and another year coming to a close, we would like to look back at what the ADC has accomplished this year as well as look ahead to 2018 activities. Perhaps the most significant milestone for the ADC was officially forming our non-profit organization. This seemingly small act was the result […]