A thought on farm size wrt big data
Precision agricultural technologies have historically been criticized for benefiting larger acreage farms more than small acreage farms....
Actively Protecting Farm Data
This week Ashley Ellixson and I posted a blog on her site at University of Maryland. She emphasizes the need to actively treat farm data...
Proving Damages from Loss of Yield Monitor Data: Forensic Economics and Farm Data Valuation
Previously, I described how damages could be proven in the event that farm data were misappropriated (i.e. when farm data disclosed such...
Farmers Must Actively Protect Data to Secure Trade Secret Protections
In our recent publication on Ownership and Protections of Farm Data, we suggested that trade secret would be the best candidate among...
Value of Farm Data: Proving Damages Based on Trade Secret Protections
Last month, Ashley Ellixson and I described potential damages that farmers may claim in the event of a data breach if farm data were...
Copied from Farmer Hayek: Precision Agriculture Implications for Farm Management: Farmland Leasing E
The following post first appeared on Farmer Hayek last week: http://www.farmerhayek.com/2016/05/precision-agriculture-implications-for.h...
Step Away from the Computer
Some of the best advice I received in graduate school came unexpectedly and unsolicited, but was very valuable nonetheless. One of my PhD...
Data Ownership and Access Rights: Who Has Right to Claim the Value of Data?
The question about 'who owns the data' has been around for decades; however no consensus has been achieved. The discussion often turns...
