{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressmen-flood-neguse-introduce-precision-agriculture-workforce-training", "Congressmen Flood & Neguse Introduce the Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act", "2023-09-15", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Mike Flood", "F000474", "flood.house.gov", "flood", "https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressmen Mike Flood (R-NE) and Joe Neguse (D-CO) recently introduced the Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act.\n\n\u201cNebraska\u2019s First District is leading the way in developing new precision agriculture technology,\u201d said Rep. Mike Flood. \u201cIt\u2019s important we invest in the next generation of young leaders to continue feeding and fueling a growing world. Thank you to Rep. Neguse for joining this effort to build the workforce needed for the future of American agriculture.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am proud to join my colleague Congressman Flood in introducing a bill to better support agriculture systems by equipping high-school and college aged students with experience in the USDA\u2019s highly successful pilot program. This legislation will help to bolster workforce development in the farming and land management sectors,\u201d said Congressman Neguse\n\nThe bipartisan bill would add \u201cPrecision Agriculture Workforce Development\u201d to the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s high priority research areas and add a special consideration for determining Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) grant recipients in which the secretary will look at institutions that have cooperative education programs.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressmen-flood-neguse-introduce-precision-agriculture-workforce-training"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.785145305097103, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}