Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act of 2025

This bill would create five Regional Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers to help protect farms and the food supply from cyber threats. The Department of Agriculture, working with the Department of Homeland Security, would form a national network of these centers and pick one college or university to coordinate them. The centers would focus on seed and plant farming, animal agriculture, horticulture, and the full supply chain.

Each center would research and build tools to spot and stop hacks, set up a security operations center for the farm sector, run real‑world testbeds and practice attack/defense drills, and offer education and training for people in agriculture. The bill also sets who can apply to run a center: colleges or universities with programs in both agriculture and cybersecurity that can bring together industry, cooperatives, and government partners to strengthen security and develop a skilled workforce. It authorizes $25 million per year from 2026 through 2030 to carry this out.

• Who is affected: Colleges and universities; people and businesses in seed, plant, and animal agriculture; and the broader agriculture supply chain.
• What changes: Creates five regional centers, a national network, and a lead university; funds research, tools, testbeds, threat monitoring, and training for agriculture cybersecurity.
• When: Authorizes $25 million each year for fiscal years 2026–2030.