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Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led a bipartisan group of his Senate colleagues, including U.S.
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From the Legislature – Robesonian SUBSCRIBE Now or RENEW Account Login Register Facebook Instagram X Home About Us Advertise Contact Us Place A Classified Ad Sign Up For eNewsletters Subscribe Where to purchase Robesonian on Instagram Robesonian on Facebook Robesonian on Twitter Partner With Us E-Edition News Archives Special Sections Subscribe Sports Submit Scores Submit Sports News Pro32 AP Olympics Coverage Auto Racing College Basketball College Football Obituaries Opinion Poll Legals Features Community Photo Gallery Special Sections TV Books Submit Anniversary Submit Birthday Submit Engagement Submit Wedding Submit Military Promotion/Graduation Horoscopes Calendar Entertainment TV Listings Businesses Business Directory Advertise With Us Local Guide From the Legislature May 22, 2026 — in News FROM THE LEGISLATURE Budd WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led a bipartisan group of his Senate colleagues, including U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), in introducing the Fostering Agricultural Research and Modernization through Artificial Intelligence (FARM AI) Act Thursday. The bill would increase capital for AI projects through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants and ensure USDA programs are deployed to educate farmers on the latest AI technologies to advance American production. By investing in agricultural workforce development, this bipartisan legislation will expand access to AI in farming, enabling America’s producers to compete more effectively in the global marketplace. “AI technologies are advancing at a rapid pace, and if we fail to address the barriers of access to AI deployment in agriculture, America’s producers will fall behind,” Budd said. “Precision technologies have the potential to enhance innovation and productivity in farming and ranching, but outdated USDA programs are holding this potential back from reaching our rural communities. I am proud to be leading the bipartisan FARM AI Act to unlock the untapped potential of AI technology to advance American agriculture.” The Farm AI Act would: — Add AI Development as a priority research area under the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), enabling more research into AI and workforce development to develop and deploy AI technologies on farms. — Emphasize AI as an explicit focus for research under USDA’s Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA), further expanding AI research for more complex projects. — Ensure the USDA Extension provides outreach and education to farmers on the adoption and responsible use of AI systems will rapidly increase the productivity and security of rural communities. — Expand agricultural workforce training to Include AI and precision agriculture, funding workforce development and technical training programs in
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