Bill > S98

This bill aims to improve agricultural productivity, profitability, resilience, and ecological outcomes by authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to modernize data infrastructure and analysis. The key provisions include: 1. Collecting and analyzing data on the impacts of conservation practices and other production practices on crop yields, soil health, ecosystem services, risk reduction, and farm/ranch profitability. This data will be used to improve the implementation of USDA programs. 2. Establishing a secure agricultural data center to store and manage the collected data, ensuring its security, privacy, and integrity while making it available to researchers and stakeholders. 3. Providing technical assistance and internet-based tools to help producers improve their sustainable production practices based on the data analysis. The bill aims to leverage data and technology to enhance agricultural productivity, profitability, and environmental outcomes, while protecting producer privacy and confidentiality.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/98/all-info