3.0.0 2762 2023-01-11T13:39:39Z 2023-01-11T13:39:39Z Senate S 2018-04-26 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-04-26T14:58:19Z Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 115 2 HR 2018-12-20 Became Public Law No: 115-334. Related bill CRS 2018-04-26 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2018-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2018-04-26 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2018-04-26 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-04-26 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-05-10 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2018-05-24 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-08-15 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural education Agricultural insurance Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agricultural research Contracts and agency Food supply, safety, and labeling Government studies and investigations Higher education Intergovernmental relations State and local government operations Agriculture and Food 00 2018-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2019-04-26T19:23:30Z 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).
]]> Next Generation in Agriculture Act Display Title Next Generation in Agriculture Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to support opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Next Generation in Agriculture Act Introduced in Senate 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2762is/xml/BILLS-115s2762is.xml 2018-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.