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Nick Guetterman climbs into a crop sprayer equipped with GPS and digital uplink while on his farm near Bucyrus, Kan., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Information uplinked from the farm implement is available via the cloud to computers and mobile devices on the farm. Farmers from across the nation gathered in Washington this month for their annual trek to seek action on the most important matters in American agriculture. But this time, a new issue emerged: growing unease about how the largest seed companies are gathering vast amount of data from sensors on tractors, combines and other farm equipment. The sensors measure soil conditions, seeding rates, crop yields and many other variables. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Nick Guetterman looks over the data shared by his crop sprayer and cell phone while on his farm near Bucyrus, Kan., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Farmers from across the nation gathered in Washington this month for their annual trek to seek action on the most important matters in American agriculture. But this time, a new issue emerged: growing unease about how the largest seed companies are gathering vast amount of data from sensors on tractors, combines and other farm equipment. The sensors measure soil conditions, seeding rates, crop yields and many other variables. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Nick Guetterman climbs into a combine on his farm near Bucyrus, Kan., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Farmers from across the nation gathered in Washington this month for their annual trek to seek action on the most important matters in American agriculture. But this time, a new issue emerged: growing unease about how the largest seed companies are gathering vast amount of data from sensors on tractors, combines and other farm equipment. The sensors measure soil conditions, seeding rates, crop yields and many other variables. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Nick Guetterman looks over the data shared by the crop sprayer he is seated in and cell phone while on his farm near Bucyrus, Kan., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Farmers from across the nation gathered in Washington this month for their annual trek to seek action on the most important matters in American agriculture. But this time, a new issue emerged: growing unease about how the largest seed companies are gathering vast amount of data from sensors on tractors, combines and other farm equipment. The sensors measure soil conditions, seeding rates, crop yields and many other variables. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Nick Guetterman folds a seat as he climbs into a combine on his farm near Bucyrus, Kan., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Farmers from across the nation gathered in Washington this month for their annual trek to seek action on the most important matters in American agriculture. But this time, a new issue emerged: growing unease about how the largest seed companies are gathering vast amount of data from sensors on tractors, combines and other farm equipment. The sensors measure soil conditions, seeding rates, crop yields and many other variables. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
