Ricketts Introduces Agricultural Data Privacy Act

Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts recently introduced the Agricultural Data Privacy Act,legislation that would establish a national standard recognizing farmers and ranchers as the owners of agricultural data generated from their farms, land,devices, and equipment. The bill would require companies to obtain a producer’s written consent before using or selling that data and would cover agronomic,climate and weather, land, livestock, management, and sustainability data.

In response to the legislation, Nebraska Farm Bureau President Mark McHargue issued the following statement: “Nebraska Farm Bureau has been along time supporter and leader in pushing policy that protects the massive quantity of data modern farms and ranches produce. The protection of this data is vital both economically and from a national security level. We thank Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts for bringing this conversation to the federal level and we look forward to working with him as this legislation moves forward." 

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