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Oct 20, 2016
The Ag Data Transparency Evaluator (ADTE) Interim Board met recently in Washington to review the progress of the ADTE. It remains located here, with plans to build it out as a stand-alone website. The National Potato Council recently joined the board. In addition to the American Soybean Association (ASA), other farm groups represented include the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Farmers Union, National Corn Growers Association, National Sorghum Producers and National Association of Wheat Growers.
As of Sept. 30, 2016, 34 companies expressed an interest in undergoing the evaluation and eight have completed the evaluation. There are significant numbers in the pipeline that are updating their contracts and policies prior to beginning the evaluation.
The board spent considerable time discussing the 10 questions each evaluation answers and ways to improve and keep the questions relevant. The board also discussed how to reach different groups of ag data users that may not be farmers, such as crop consultants and agronomists.
