data as agricultures new currency

Published: | Updated: Published on Ag Funder News (Joseph Byrum) Author’s note: This series Data As Agriculture’s New Currency explores the development of data as an agricultural commodity. Part Two in this series described the farmer’s perspective on data as agriculture’s new currency. This last in a three-part series explores the use of data by non-farming organizations and […]

Published: | Updated: Published on Ag Funder News (Joseph Byrum) Author’s note: This series Data As Agriculture’s New Currency explores the development of data as an agricultural commodity. Part One in this series laid the foundation for treating farm data as a new currency. Farmers are always searching for ways to better manage factors outside their control. Droughts,

If data can be considered the new oil, then they must embody economic principles that can enable the farmer to harness their economic benefit.