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.

This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a new grant program for specialty crop producers in the United States. The Secretary of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Marketing Service, will award these grants to eligible entities to enhance their competitiveness. Grant funds are specifically designated for two main purposes: acquiring **mechanized or automated systems and tools** that increase efficiency or reduce human labor, and providing **training** for the effective deployment and operation of such equipment. The bill specifies that grants should be substantial enough to significantly offset the costs incurred by recipients, who must also provide non-Federal matching funds equal to at least 50 percent of the grant amount. Eligible equipment includes a wide range of technologies such as low dust harvesting tools, sorting machines, drones for monitoring, precision irrigation systems, and robotic or semi-autonomous systems for tasks like seeding, weeding, harvesting, and packing. The overall goal is to modernize specialty crop operations, making them more efficient and less reliant on manual labor.