WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) penned an op-ed in Agri-Pulse urging Congress to pass her Precision Ag Package and support ag producers amid rising challenges.
Click here to read the op-ed in full or read an excerpt below:
“In the last year alone, agriculture producers have faced record numbers of weather-related disasters, declining commodity prices, and uncertainty around the passage of a long-overdue farm bill. With early forecasts predicting a $5.6 billion decline for total crop cash receipts in 2025, it is likely to get worse before it gets better.
To be clear—there is no silver bullet that will solve all our farmers’ problems. In fact, the solutions farmers need are like missing pieces of a puzzle.
It is important to note that America’s farmers are not looking for someone to solve this puzzle for them. Instead, they are asking for tools—or help finding the missing pieces—so they can complete it themselves.
One of those missing pieces is precision agriculture technology…”
