“A bill to increase access to artificial intelligence through programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.”
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This section states congressional findings that artificial intelligence can improve farm productivity, enhance crop and animal management, reduce resource use, expand opportunities for small and family farms, and help U.S. farmers compete internationally, and expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should increase access to artificial intelligence through Department of Agriculture programs and collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
This section adds artificial intelligence research, development, and implementation for precision agriculture, farm management, crop production, resource management, cybersecurity, and weather monitoring as a priority area under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. It also adds workforce development and technical training on computing systems, artificial intelligence, precision agriculture adoption, and machine maintenance as a priority area. It expands the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority to include deployment of artificial intelligence systems and development of artificial intelligence solutions for farmers and ranchers. It incorporates artificial intelligence systems and data-driven agricultural management tools into cooperative extension outreach and education. It adds workforce development programs and teaching enhancement projects on artificial intelligence and precision agriculture to food and agricultural sciences education grants and fellowships.
This section establishes an Artificial Intelligence Agriculture Advisor at the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The Advisor promotes adoption of artificial intelligence and digital agriculture technologies in each State through technical assistance, workforce training, precision agriculture tools, data-driven farm management, animal system practices, and support for small farms, and develops and implements national artificial intelligence standards for the agriculture sector in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology.