FAQ – FarmMarket

Why don’t you show all of certain grower’s farming operation details in a single record in FarmFocus?

Last Updated on: May 16, 2024 Reading Time: < 1 minute

Within Grower Profile there is a section for Related Growers. When a relationship between operations can be identified (common address, phone number, subsidy payment splits, common land and business hierarchy) then we will provide the relationship within the related grower tab.

Why is California data collected differently?

April 3, 2024 Reading Time: < 1 minute

In addition to compiling FSA/USDA data for California growers who are in a Farm Program, DTN accesses documented grower data from the State of California – California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CA DPR). This state data is very comprehensive and rich with specialty crop information at the grower level. Many California growers produce only specialty

Why is your data a year old?

Last Updated on: April 3, 2024 Reading Time: < 1 minute

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.