HR 5854 · In committee · last action December 2, 2025
<p><strong>Sustainable Agriculture Research Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands the goals of the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA).</p><p>Specifically, the bill requires AGARDA to enhance the role of sustainable agriculture in innovative voluntary resilience solutions in the United States through the development of agricultural technologies that may address</p><ul><li>the impact of extreme weather on crop production;</li><li>the effects of drought and the potential of building water holding capacity in soils on croplands and rangelands;</li><li>the expansion of the potential for long-term carbon storage through sustainable agriculture;</li><li>increased economic and practical feasibility for sustainable energy on farms and in the agriculture industry;</li><li>increased voluntary adoption of conservation practices that sequester carbon and build on-farm climate resilience; and</li><li>increased economic and practical feasibility for, and voluntary adoption of, precision agriculture technology.</li></ul><p>The bill defines <em>precision agriculture</em> as managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs (including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time) at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality.</p>
Joe Neguse (D-CO)
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<p><strong>Sustainable Agriculture Research Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands the goals of the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA).</p><p>Specifically, the bill requires AGARDA to enhance the role of sustainable agriculture in innovative voluntary resilience solutions in the United States through the development of agricultural technologies that may address</p><ul><li>the impact of extreme weather on crop production;</li><li>the effects of drought and the potential of building water holding capacity in soils on croplands and rangelands;</li><li>the expansion of the potential for long-term carbon storage through sustainable agriculture;</li><li>increased economic and practical feasibility for sustainable energy on farms and in the agriculture industry;</li><li>increased voluntary adoption of conservation practices that sequester carbon and build on-farm climate resilience; and</li><li>increased economic and practical feasibility for, and voluntary adoption of, precision agriculture technology.</li></ul><p>The bill defines <em>precision agriculture</em> as managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs (including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time) at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality.</p>