Bring Back CLU Data – Help Support The Change To Section 1619 Of The 2008 Farm Bill
There are still those who are reluctant to support a change to Section 1619 stating privacy concerns. We need to remind people that CLU data (commonly known as digital field borders and acres) does not contain farmers' names, addresses, Social Security numbers, wetland information or compliance data, and that CLU data greatly benefits businesses who work closely with the producer providing more timely, accurate and cost effective services.
By signing this petition, you are stating that you support the United States Congress in bringing back general use of Common Land Unit (CLU) data to the NRCS Data Gateway, especially because of the following circumstances:
USDA Farm Service Agency CLU data had been readily available and easily accessible to the public on the NRCS Data Gateway from 2004 to the summer of 2008 when the 2008 Farm Bill was signed. Section 1619 of the 2008 Farm Bill was not part of the bills passed by either the U.S. House or the U.S. Senate and was inserted during the Conference Committee process without public hearings or debate. CLU data only contains digital field borders and acres and does not contain farmers' names, addresses, Social Security numbers, wetland information or compliance data.
CLU data is used by producers and their wide range of support businesses including: appraisers, crop insurers, financial service providers, farm managers, irrigation and tilling installers, and aerial, chemical, fertilizer and manure applicators for accurate and timely records and procedures. Section 1619 creates unnecessary inefficiencies and negatively impacts agricultural professionals, producers, landowners, and others who utilize that data in their professions on a regular basis.Please sign this online petition and help us bring back CLU data!
Updates
February 25, 2014
Our campaign is nearing the one thousand signature threshold. Please help me reach this milestone by sending the petition link to your colleagues in the agriculture and data sectors.
Reached 100 supporters
February 10, 2011
February 7, 2011
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark for this initiative. Achieving this threshold will provide essential momentum as we advocate for the restoration of public access to Common Land Unit data.
39 Comments
I am a real estate appraiser. It is troubling to held to the highest professional standards by one government entity while being handcuffed by another. Please allow the CLU data to be used for our appraisal tasks. Thank you for your consideration.
This is ridiculous, in this day and age not to have pertinent data at our finger tips to run our daily farming operations. These maps are important for accurate information for our aerial sprayers and for mapping field boundaries in our data records keeping. There is so much CRP coming out at my employer's farm and it is important to have these things updated!
I SEE NO VALID REASON FOR CLU DATA TO BE CONSIDERED PRIVATE INFO. LOCAL GOVERNMENT R.E. TAX ASSESSORS MAKE SIMILAR INFORMATION AVAILABLE ROUTINELY (POSSIBLY THROUGH THEIR GIS SITES) UPON A VISIT TO THEIR OFFICE OR, IF NECESSARY, A FOI REQUEST. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
This would greatly simplify my analysis of farm data.
Public funded information should be accessible to the public.
PLEASE CHANGE THIS BILL !!!
PLEASE CHANGE THIS BILL !!!
CLU data is needed for accurate appraisals. Thanks you.
Public funded information should be available to the public. CLU data is needed for accurate appraisals of farmland.
This is data paid with public tax dollars. This should be available to the public.
THE CROP ACRES ON A FARM ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF YOUR HOME AND THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE FROM THE COUNTY ASSESSOR. THIS IS JUST A STUPID GOVERNMENT RULE.
This information is holds no value to the growers and should be released. Red tape like this is what keeps USA behind the World in Ag. We have to be able to share this info to be more efficient and compete against low wages and regulations in the rest of the world. Please Help!
This information (and more) is available to anyone through local assessors, but must be modified for use in the appraisal process. Modifying the information by hand is time consuming and increases costs/fees, which is passed on to the client. It's common sense to make this already public data available to large data companies that can process it and make it available to everyone at a reasonable cost. It's what the information age is all about.
Making this information available saves everyone time and money. If the owner must request it, it takes time away from them and from staff at FSA.
we need this information on the maps
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Bring Back CLU Data – Help Support The Change To Section 1619 Of The 2008 Farm Bill
There are still those who are reluctant to support a change to Section 1619 stating privacy concerns. We need to remind people that CLU data (commonly known as digital field borders and acres) does not contain farmers' names, addresses, Social Security numbers, wetland information or compliance data, and that CLU data greatly benefits businesses who work closely with the producer providing more timely, accurate and cost effective services.
By signing this petition, you are stating that you support the United States Congress in bringing back general use of Common Land Unit (CLU) data to the NRCS Data Gateway, especially because of the following circumstances:
USDA Farm Service Agency CLU data had been readily available and easily accessible to the public on the NRCS Data Gateway from 2004 to the summer of 2008 when the 2008 Farm Bill was signed. Section 1619 of the 2008 Farm Bill was not part of the bills passed by either the U.S. House or the U.S. Senate and was inserted during the Conference Committee process without public hearings or debate. CLU data only contains digital field borders and acres and does not contain farmers' names, addresses, Social Security numbers, wetland information or compliance data.
CLU data is used by producers and their wide range of support businesses including: appraisers, crop insurers, financial service providers, farm managers, irrigation and tilling installers, and aerial, chemical, fertilizer and manure applicators for accurate and timely records and procedures. Section 1619 creates unnecessary inefficiencies and negatively impacts agricultural professionals, producers, landowners, and others who utilize that data in their professions on a regular basis.Please sign this online petition and help us bring back CLU data!
Updates
February 25, 2014
Our campaign is nearing the one thousand signature threshold. Please help me reach this milestone by sending the petition link to your colleagues in the agriculture and data sectors.
Reached 100 supporters
February 10, 2011
February 7, 2011
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark for this initiative. Achieving this threshold will provide essential momentum as we advocate for the restoration of public access to Common Land Unit data.
39 Comments
By removing CLU data from the public, it has made the agricultural real estate appraisers job more difficult by not being able to obtain accurate data for use in land appraisals. This in turn could provide inaccurate appraisals to lenders, attorneys, farmers, and absentee landowners since the appraiser is not allowed to obtain the most up-to-date information on the subject property or possible sales that we use to compare to the subject.
I am a real estate appraiser. It is troubling to held to the highest professional standards by one government entity while being handcuffed by another. Please allow the CLU data to be used for our appraisal tasks. Thank you for your consideration.
This is ridiculous, in this day and age not to have pertinent data at our finger tips to run our daily farming operations. These maps are important for accurate information for our aerial sprayers and for mapping field boundaries in our data records keeping. There is so much CRP coming out at my employer's farm and it is important to have these things updated!
I SEE NO VALID REASON FOR CLU DATA TO BE CONSIDERED PRIVATE INFO. LOCAL GOVERNMENT R.E. TAX ASSESSORS MAKE SIMILAR INFORMATION AVAILABLE ROUTINELY (POSSIBLY THROUGH THEIR GIS SITES) UPON A VISIT TO THEIR OFFICE OR, IF NECESSARY, A FOI REQUEST. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
This would greatly simplify my analysis of farm data.
Public funded information should be accessible to the public.
PLEASE CHANGE THIS BILL !!!
PLEASE CHANGE THIS BILL !!!
CLU data is needed for accurate appraisals. Thanks you.
Public funded information should be available to the public. CLU data is needed for accurate appraisals of farmland.
This is data paid with public tax dollars. This should be available to the public.
THE CROP ACRES ON A FARM ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF YOUR HOME AND THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE FROM THE COUNTY ASSESSOR. THIS IS JUST A STUPID GOVERNMENT RULE.
This information is holds no value to the growers and should be released. Red tape like this is what keeps USA behind the World in Ag. We have to be able to share this info to be more efficient and compete against low wages and regulations in the rest of the world. Please Help!
This information (and more) is available to anyone through local assessors, but must be modified for use in the appraisal process. Modifying the information by hand is time consuming and increases costs/fees, which is passed on to the client. It's common sense to make this already public data available to large data companies that can process it and make it available to everyone at a reasonable cost. It's what the information age is all about.
Making this information available saves everyone time and money. If the owner must request it, it takes time away from them and from staff at FSA.
we need this information on the maps
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By removing CLU data from the public, it has made the agricultural real estate appraisers job more difficult by not being able to obtain accurate data for use in land appraisals. This in turn could provide inaccurate appraisals to lenders, attorneys, farmers, and absentee landowners since the appraiser is not allowed to obtain the most up-to-date information on the subject property or possible sales that we use to compare to the subject.