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    <item congress="118" measure-type="s" measure-number="2614" measure-id="id118s2614" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2023-07-27" update-date="2024-10-28">
        <title>Farmer to Farmer Education Act of 2023</title>
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            <action-date>2023-07-27</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Farmer to Farmer Education Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill expands the authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide technical assistance  for farmer-to-farmer networks. A<em> farmer-to-farmer network</em> means any affiliation or association of farmers that share information, technical assistance, or any other type of mutually beneficial support.&nbsp;</p><p>Under the bill, USDA may enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to provide assistance to farmer-to-farmer networks to (1) build network capacity, connect farmers with mentors or group learning opportunities, and support goal setting;  (2) increase technical assistance for farmers, ranchers, and forest owners who use different farming models, practices, and scales; and (3) establish and steward the networks.</p><p>Those eligible for the program include nonprofit entities, farmer-to-farmer networks, tribal entities, local governments, institutions of higher education, and states. USDA must prioritize&nbsp;agreements with entities that seek to meet the specific needs of certain farmers, ranchers, and forest owners who are historically underserved or operating in high-poverty areas.</p><p>The bill also provides for subawards to plan and conduct events, as well as to identify and develop innovative activities, in order to increase farmer access to farmer-to-farmer assistance. USDA and the Natural Resources Conservation Service must establish any necessary additional requirements for subawards.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->]]></summary-text>
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