FARM AI Act of 2026

This bill adds artificial intelligence to the priority areas of several Department of Agriculture research, extension, and education programs. It makes AI research and workforce training eligible under the main federal agricultural research grant program and the agricultural advanced research agency. It directs Cooperative Extension to provide outreach and education on AI tools to farmers and rural communities, and allows education grants to fund rural training in computing, AI, precision agriculture, and machine maintenance. It also requires the Secretary of Agriculture to name a senior official as an Artificial Intelligence Agriculture Advisor, who would promote AI use in farming and work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to set national AI standards for agriculture.

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Sponsors

• Ted Budd Republican sponsor
• 5 cosponsors