Farmers in rural areas would get faster internet for modern farming through new federal grants and loans.
This bill would create a new program to help bring high-speed internet to farms and agricultural research centers in rural areas. It would offer grants and loans to internet providers to set up faster connections, making it easier for farmers to use advanced technology. This aims to close the gap for farms that currently lack reliable internet access.
Today, there is no specific federal program within the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 dedicated to expanding high-speed internet access for precision agriculture on farms. If this bill becomes law, it would create the "Last Acre Program," which would offer competitive grants and loans to internet providers. This program would aim to bring internet speeds of at least 100-Mbps download and 20-Mbps upload to unserved and underserved agricultural land. $20,000,000 would be set aside each year from 2026 through 2030 for this purpose.
HR 3212 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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