[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1045]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ENSURE OUR GROWERS HAVE ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE PRECISION AGRICULTURE
TECHNOLOGIES
(Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise to highlight the
Promoting Precision Agriculture Act, legislation I introduced with the
gentleman from Kansas, Tracey Mann.
Agriculture is our top industry in North Carolina. The bill would
establish a partnership between the Federal Government and the private
sector to create voluntary interconnectivity standards and prioritize
the cybersecurity needs for precision agriculture technologies.
Precision agriculture includes robotics, sensors, monitors, and
drones to help growers increase efficiency, potentially boosting crop
yields while lowering costs for fuel, fertilizer, and other inputs.
It helps our farmers to be successful, profitable, and productive. We
must ensure our growers have access to the cutting-edge precision
agriculture technologies and broadband services necessary to do what
they do best, and that is feed, fuel, and clothe the American people.
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