S. 2762 · 115th Congress
Next Generation in Agriculture Act
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HeitkampSponsor6 cosponsors · 4 D, 1 R, 1 I
3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and policies to provide additional assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 26, 2018
Next Generation in Agriculture Act
This bill modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and policies to provide additional assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers.
The bill includes provisions that
- reauthorize and modify the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program,
- create a permanent National Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coordinator and an Agricultural Youth Coordinator within USDA,
- establish a next generation agriculture technology challenge competition to provide an incentive for the development of innovative mobile technology that removes barriers to entry in the marketplace for beginning farmers and ranchers, and
- modify the definitions used for the Federal Crop Insurance Program to specify that a beginning farmer or rancher includes a farmer or rancher who has not farmed for more than 10 years (currently 5 years).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Next Generation in Agriculture Act
Latest action (Apr 26, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 26, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.