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Precision Agriculture Loan Act of 2025
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to make precision agriculture practices and technologies eligible under the conservation loan and loan guarantee program.
Summary
This bill would expand farm loan programs to include precision agriculture practices and technologies. The bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to make farmers who adopt precision agriculture practices or acquire precision agriculture technologies eligible for conservation loans and loan guarantees. Precision agriculture uses data and technology to optimize farming efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The bill also streamlines the administration of these loans through the Farm Service Agency and extends the authorization through 2029.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE)
1 cosponsor
Actions (2)
- May 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- May 6, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 6, 2025
Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to make precision agriculture practices and technologies eligible under the conservation loan and loan guarantee program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Precision Agriculture Loan Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PRECISION AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
Section 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1924) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking “conservation” and inserting “precision agriculture and conservation”;
(2) in subsection (b)(3)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
“(F) the adoption of precision agriculture practices;
“(G) the acquisition of precision agriculture technologies;”;
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking “1985.” and inserting “1985 (16 U.S.C. 3812); and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) producers who use the loans to adopt precision agriculture practices or acquire precision agriculture technologies, including adoption or acquisition for the purpose of participating in the environmental quality incentives program under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.).”;
(4) in subsection (f)—
(A) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting the following:
“(1) Geographic diversity.—The Secretary”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) Efficiency and effectiveness for precision agriculture.—The Secretary shall consider and implement processes and techniques to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration of this section with respect to the purposes of adopting precision agriculture practices and acquiring precision agriculture technologies, including—
“(A) delegating the authority to administer this section to the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs of the Farm Service Agency; and
“(B) streamlining any necessary approvals with the Natural Resources Conservation Service.”; and
(5) in subsection (h), by striking “2023” and inserting “2029”. <all>
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