The bill would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to develop voluntary, industry-led standards and guidance for connecting precision agriculture equipment. The Secretary would consult with technology and communications agencies, industry groups, and state and local governments. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to assess the standards every two years for eight years after its first study.
The bill does not provide individual farmers with grants or require them to use the standards. It aims to make precision agriculture equipment easier to connect and use. The standards process would consider connectivity, cybersecurity, wireless technology, and artificial intelligence.
The bill does not specify costs or provide funding. No publicly available information.
The bill’s stated purposes are to increase participation in precision agriculture and promote U.S. leadership in developing related voluntary standards.
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