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Creates a federal Precision Agriculture Loan Program that lets crop and livestock producers borrow money to buy precision-agriculture equipment that reduces or makes inputs (seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time) more efficient. The Farm Service Agency will run the program, set eligibility rules, make loans (up to $500,000, repayable in as much as 12 years), require loan security, and publish annual reports with borrower and impact data. The Secretary may obtain funding needed to operate the program.
Insert a new section titled '1614A. Precision agriculture loan program' into Subtitle F of title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, placed after section 1614 (7 U.S.C. 8789).
Defines 'precision agriculture' as managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs (including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time) at finer spatial and time scales to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality.
Defines 'precision agriculture equipment' as equipment or technology that directly reduces or improves efficiency of inputs for crop or livestock production. Examples listed: (A) GPS-based or geospatial mapping; (B) satellite or aerial imagery; (C) yield monitors; (D) soil mapping; (E) sensors for crop, soil, or livestock; (F) Internet of Things and telematics technologies; (G) data management software and advanced analytics; (H) network connectivity products; (I) GPS guidance or auto-steer systems; (J) variable rate technology (e.g., section control); and (K) other Secretary-determined technologies that reduce or improve input efficiency.
Establishes the Precision Agriculture Loan Program to encourage adoption of precision agriculture by providing funds to producers engaged in livestock or crop production to purchase precision agriculture equipment. The program must be established 'as soon as practicable' after enactment.
Program administration: The Secretary shall administer the program acting through the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs of the Farm Service Agency.
Who is affected and how:
Crop and livestock producers: Directly benefit by gaining access to loan financing to buy precision-agriculture tools and systems that can lower input costs and improve efficiency; access may be limited for producers who cannot provide required collateral.
Owners and operators of commercial farms: Likely to be primary applicants and beneficiaries, enabling capital investment in equipment that can improve productivity and reduce variable costs.
Equipment manufacturers and local dealers (proposed): May see increased demand for precision-technology products and services from producers using the loan program.
Rural communities and local economies: Could see economic gains from equipment purchases, dealer activity, and productivity improvements on farms.
Farm Service Agency and USDA: Will assume program administration, oversight, reporting duties, and a need to secure operating funds; administrative burden increases and the Agency will need underwriting and reporting capacity.
Potential benefits and risks:
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced May 6, 2025 by Randy Feenstra · Last progress May 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House