institutional-mission-statements/ag-data-transparent-principles

Quote / Position

“The Ag Data Transparent certification is based upon the Privacy and Security Principles for Farm Data, a set of guidelines for companies collecting, storing, and analyzing farmer data.”

Context

Ag Data Transparent is the operational instantiation of farmer-data ownership rights. The certification is industry-led — “made up of farmer-led organizations and commodity groups” — and provides five levels of transparency. John Deere is the first major ag player to obtain the certification; Bayer Climate FieldView certified since 2021.

Critical observation: Ag Data Transparent addresses transparency (contract disclosure, data use disclosure), not control (vendor cannot sell anonymised data, vendor cannot aggregate against farmer interests). A contract can be Ag Data Transparent certified and still grant broad rights to anonymised data pools.

Source

Ag Data Transparent. Core Principles. https://www.agdatatransparent.com/principles