Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act
Sponsored By: Representative Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]
Introduced
Summary
Precision agriculture workforce training and development is the bill's main goal. It would add precision agriculture as a high‑priority research and extension activity and let the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative fund cooperative education programs that train students for precision agriculture.
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- Students and future workers: Would support student workforce training programs in precision agriculture and encourage partnerships with public or private entities to increase participation.
- Colleges and training programs: Would allow institutions that run cooperative education (as defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965) to receive AFRI grants to develop or expand hands‑on precision agriculture training.
- Farmers and employers: Would create a clearer pipeline of trained workers for farms and agribusinesses using precision tools and data driven practices by promoting cooperative education linked to research and extension.
No funding levels, phase‑in schedules, sunsets, or enforcement details are specified in the text.
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More precision agriculture training grants
If enacted, the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative would be able to give grants to colleges and similar schools. The grants would fund cooperative-education programs that train students in precision agriculture. Programs could partner with public or private groups and focus on improving student workforce training and participation. Only institutions that run cooperative-education programs, as defined in the Higher Education Act, could get these grants.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 4/27/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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