Do you also have farm equipment ownership?

No, we currently do not have UCC Lein data (data is collected by a financing statement and is a legal form that a creditor files to give notice that it has or may have an interest in the personal property of a debtor).  If someone asks for this information we can have it appended using

Why is your data a year old?

Our data is obtained through FOIA requests and it is only available for the previous year.  The information we currently have is not viewing or predicting what is currently growing on the fields for the current year.

How do you identify operator status?

Operator status is identified via a multi-step process that utilizes prior producer codes, deed information and purchasing behavior.

How do you update your grower database, and how often?

We update all of our records annually through a combination of public sources like the USDA, state and local government, and also include privates sources only made available to DTN. The grower database has the land & crop information updated annually and the grower address information and phone numbers updated bi-annually. Email addresses are updated

How do we get email addresses?

All the emails we capture are with permission to use by us or others. These were obtained through what is known as Co-Registration where essentially the individual opted-in or subscribed to something (e.g. Netflix, AOL Travel, etc.) and in doing so, the terms and conditions provided that this information may be made available to other

How often is the data updated?

Address updating (NCOA/PCOA address standardization), Phones (411 directory) and email are all updated quarterly.  Operators/Owner and prior crop year information is updated annually in the 2nd quarter.  We update in-season crops (6 crops and 32 states) in July and again in August and predictive/next year’s crop in October before the next crop year.