PRECISE Act of 2025
Sens. Fischer and Klobuchar Introduce the PRECISE Act to Help Farmers Buy High-Tech Equipment
The PRECISE Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time, but the bill remains active.
Legislative Progress
This bill has strong bipartisan support and fits into larger farm policy goals, but it may be combined with a larger package rather than passing alone.
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Personal Impact
Rural small businesses involved in agricultural technology, equipment sales, and technical consulting could see increased demand as farmers receive federal incentives to adopt precision agriculture. The bill's emphasis on third-party technical assistance providers also creates new business opportunities for ag-tech service companies and consultants.
“expanding the adoption of precision agriculture practices, including by financing the acquisition of precision agriculture technology, in order to promote best practices, reduce costs, and improve the environment”
Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Senate Farm Bill 2.0 Draft Draws More Broad Support
Senator Deb Fischer highlighted a technology-focused set of wins in the new Farm Bill draft, including her PRECISE Act. The bill provides financial tools through existing USDA conservation programs to help producers of all sizes adopt precision agriculture technologies like GPS and sensors.
Precision ag funding in farm bill could help farmers cut input costs, lawmaker says
Rep. Ashley Hinson's PRECISE Act, included in the House Ag Committee's farm bill package, aims to lower input costs. The bill increases cost-share payments under EQIP and CSP for precision tools and incentivizes private financing through the Conservation Loan and Guaranteed Loan Programs.
PRECISE Act seeks to boost farmer access to advanced ag-tech
Lawmakers reintroduced the bipartisan PRECISE Act to expand access to advanced agricultural technologies. The bill allows farmers to tap into loan and cost-share programs to purchase yield monitors, GPS-guided equipment, soil mapping sensors, and aerial imagery tools.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
PRECISE Act of 2025
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