3.0.0 1618 2026-01-22T19:19:21Z 2026-01-22T19:19:21Z Senate S S 2025-05-06 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1618 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-05-06T17:16:07Z 2025-05-06 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2025-05-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE N W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA 2025-05-06 True Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2025-06-05T13:12:03Z

00 2025-05-06 Introduced in Senate 2026-01-22T19:18:23Z <p><strong>Precision Agriculture Loan Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill incorporates support for precision agriculture practices and technologies&nbsp;into the Conservation Loan Program and reauthorizes the program through FY2029.</p><p>Under current law, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) may make or guarantee qualified&nbsp;conservation loans to farmers and ranchers for the implementation of conservation practices approved by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Currently, the program guarantees conservation loans from approved FSA lenders.</p><p>Specifically, the bill adds the adoption of precision agriculture practices and technologies to the&nbsp;program’s priority list and the list of conservation activities that may be addressed with loan funds. This allows the Conservation Loan Program to make or guarantee qualified conservation loans to farmers and ranchers for the adoption of these practices and technologies.</p><p>Further, the FSA must improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the program’s administrative procedures related to the adoption of these practices and the acquisition of these technologies. This includes streamlining any necessary approvals with the NRCS.</p><p>Precision agriculture<em> </em>is a general term describing various crop and livestock management tools and practices that leverage technology (e.g., GPS) to optimize production and sustainability. Precision agriculture technology includes any technology and equipment that directly contributes to a reduction in, or improved efficiency of, inputs used in crop or livestock production (e.g., seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, and water).</p>

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