National Farmers Federation, Vice President and Chair of the new Certification Panel, David Jochinke.
National Farmers’ Federation has released a new certification scheme, aimed at helping farmers choose tools and services which protect their farm data.
NFF Vice President and Chair of the new Certification Panel, David Jochinke, says the scheme is about informing farmers and lifting industry standards.
“We’re in the digital farming era, and the volume and value of our data is growing every day. There’s a gold mine of industry data held with service providers.
“The certification has been developed over an 18-month period with support from the Australian Government and in consultation with farmers and product providers.
“What we’ve learned is that farmers want a simple answer: do providers meet the standard or not? That means to get certified under the code is a high threshold, with providers having to meet 100% of the requirements.
“Those that don’t meet the standard will be offered an assessment report, made public on the NFF website, so farmers can dig into the detail for themselves.”
“If you’re a business that holds farmers’ data, now’s the time to get in touch.”
“Farmers should start looking for the certification tick and asking their providers whether they’re certified against the Code. As a voluntary scheme, it’s that market pressure that will ultimately lift standards and keep everyone accountable.”
For more information go to https://nff.org.au/programs/australian-farm-data-code/