To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award grants to specialty crop producers to acquire certain equipment and provide training with respect to the use of such equipment.
HR 5062 creates a new grant program under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to help specialty crop producers (like fruit, vegetable, and nut farmers) adopt automation and mechanization. The program awards grants to cover costs for specific equipment (such as drones, precision irrigation tools, and robotic harvesters) and required training to operate them. Recipients must provide at least 50% matching funds from non-federal sources. The grants aim to increase efficiency and reduce labor needs for targeted farm tasks, directly benefiting commercial specialty crop operations in the U.S.
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Introduced Jul 27, 2023
Last action Sep 19, 2023
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Sep 19, 2023
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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Jul 27, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Jul 27, 2023
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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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