Farmers Union president talks about ag data to legislative committee

From Montana Farmers Union

Aggregated Ag data being harvested from producers should be publicly available to avoid market manipulation, Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer told members of the Montana Legislature’s Interim Committee on Economic Affairs this week in Helena.

The committee has been tasked with how ag data is collected and used after legislation was introduced during the 2023 Legislative Session. Protecting producers’ data is a priority issue for Montana Farmers Union.

Montana should have a plan in place to ensure that agricultural data harvested by manufacturers cann...