118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2614Farmer to Farmer Education Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the provision of farmer-led technical assistance, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jul 27, 2023
Last action Jul 27, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jul 27, 2023
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Referred
Jul 27, 2023
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands the authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide technical assistance for farmer-to-farmer networks. A farmer-to-farmer network means any affiliation or association of farmers that share information, technical assistance, or any other type of mutually beneficial support.  Under the bill, USDA may enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to provide assistance to farmer-to-farmer networks to (1) build network capacity, connect farmers with mentors or group learning opportunities, and support goal setting; (2) increase technical assistance for farmers, ranchers, and forest owners who use different farming models, practices, and scales; and (3)...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.