OpenTEAM, or Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management, is a network of public and private partners that collaboratively develop and maintain an ecosystem of tools and networks utilizing low cost, open sourceOpen source is a publicly accessible software design that can be modified and shared by multiple users. This allows the source code to be inspected and enhanced by anyone. Because open source utilizes multiple collaborators, it allows for more control, increased security and stab... technologies to link producers, researchers, businesses, and the public enabling the exchange of agricultural information and inspiration across geographies, production systems, and cultural boundaries.