Senate Bill 2762
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Next Generation in Agriculture Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 26, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2762
Congress
115
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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).
April 26, 2018
04/26/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
04/26/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:39 PM