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A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to support opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2762| Senate 
| Updated: 4/26/2018
Heidi Heitkamp

Heidi Heitkamp

Democratic Senator

North Dakota

Cosponsors (6)
Angus S. King (Independent)Doug Jones (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Next Generation in Agriculture Act This bill modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and policies to provide additional assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers. The bill includes provisions that reauthorize and modify the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, create a permanent National Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coordinator and an Agricultural Youth Coordinator within USDA, establish a next generation agriculture technology challenge competition to provide an incentive for the development of innovative mobile technology that removes barriers to entry in the marketplace for beginning farmers and ranchers, and modify the definitions used for the Federal Crop Insurance Program to specify that a beginning farmer or rancher includes a farmer or rancher who has not farmed for more than 10 years (currently 5 years).
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Apr 26, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • April 26, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 26, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Agricultural educationAgricultural insuranceAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAgricultural researchContracts and agencyFood supply, safety, and labelingGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operations

A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to support opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2762| Senate 
| Updated: 4/26/2018
Next Generation in Agriculture Act This bill modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and policies to provide additional assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers. The bill includes provisions that reauthorize and modify the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, create a permanent National Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coordinator and an Agricultural Youth Coordinator within USDA, establish a next generation agriculture technology challenge competition to provide an incentive for the development of innovative mobile technology that removes barriers to entry in the marketplace for beginning farmers and ranchers, and modify the definitions used for the Federal Crop Insurance Program to specify that a beginning farmer or rancher includes a farmer or rancher who has not farmed for more than 10 years (currently 5 years).
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Apr 26, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • April 26, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 26, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Heidi Heitkamp

Heidi Heitkamp

Democratic Senator

North Dakota

Cosponsors (6)
Angus S. King (Independent)Doug Jones (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural educationAgricultural insuranceAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAgricultural researchContracts and agencyFood supply, safety, and labelingGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operations