OpenTEAM is a network of public and private partners to collaboratively develop and maintain an ecosystem of tools and networks that use 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 that link producers, researchers, business and the public using a shared open architecture that leverages existing capacity and enables exchange of agricultural information and inspiration across geographies, production systems and cultural boundaries.