Fargo, N.D. Company Says It Already Delivers What USDA Plans to Build by 2028

MyAgData, the only USDA-authorized third-party vendor with active Clearinghouse credentials for electronic acreage reporting, is now enrolling producers for the 2026 season ahead of the July 15 FSA deadline. The company processed more than one million precision acres in 2025 with a 100 percent submission success rate.

The announcement follows Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ Feb. 26 unveiling of “One Farmer, One File” at Commodity Classic — a multi-year USDA initiative targeting 2028 completion that would unify FSA and RMA acreage records into a single submission. MyAgData’s platform has operated that workflow through the USDA Clearinghouse since mid-2024, converting precision agriculture data from all major equipment manufacturers into a single report distributed simultaneously to both agencies.

The company’s federal relationship predates the Clearinghouse itself. MyAgData was contracted by USDA in 2014 to advise on the infrastructure underlying the Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) and completed six pilot projects with the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) business center over the following decade.

“The ‘One Farmer, One File’ vision is one we’ve shared from the beginning,” said Michelle Tressel, chief executive of MyAgData. “We’ve been building this alongside the USDA since 2014. Farmers don’t have to wait for 2028 — they can access that outcome today.”

As USDA moves toward greater data integration, Tressel noted that some producers will prefer to route submissions through a third-party intermediary rather than share detailed precision agriculture data directly with a federal agency. MyAgData’s platform is designed for that role — giving growers control over exactly what is submitted, with the ability to review and approve data before it reaches FSA or RMA. No information moves without the producer’s explicit sign-off.

Field Results

Across 2025 users, MyAgData reported a 95 percent producer retention rate and 93 percent FSA office satisfaction. The platform’s precision data reflected 6.12 percent fewer planted acres than FSA boundaries resulting in lower crop insurance premiums, higher APH, and electronic submissions are processed faster and with fewer errors than manual certifications, growers receive program payments sooner, reducing the administrative back-and-forth that delays disbursements during critical points in the crop year.

“Reporting actual acres using my precision ag data saves me money – 10% difference from my planted acres versus CLU boundaries.” — Daniels Farm Partnership, 2025

About MyAgData

MyAgData (Independent Data Management, Inc.) is the only USDA-authorized third-party vendor providing electronic acreage reporting through the ACRSI Clearinghouse. Founded in 2012 and operating alongside USDA since 2014, the company converts raw precision agriculture data from all major equipment manufacturers into FSA- and RMA-compliant submissions. MyAgData holds a current contract with NASS and has participated in six FPAC pilot projects. In 2025, the company processed more than one million precision acres with a 100 percent submission success rate.