S. 2762

Referred to Committee

Next Generation in Agriculture Act

Introduced 4/26/2018•115th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

4/26/2018 • Senate

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).

Introduced in Senate • 4/26/2018

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Agriculture and Food

Agricultural educationAgricultural insuranceAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAgricultural researchContracts and agencyFood supply, safety, and labelingGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operations