Loading chat...
NY A09961
Bill
Status
6/3/2014
Primary Sponsor
William Magee
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets must compile a report assessing precision agriculture use and development in New York by November 1, 2014, in consultation with the state broadband program office.
-
Report must include definitions of precision agriculture and site-specific farming, statistics on farmer usage, crop yield comparisons to traditional methods, and rural broadband availability analysis.
-
Report must analyze cost-benefit of precision agriculture including startup costs, environmental impacts, and affordability for farmers.
-
Commissioner must provide recommendations on technology support for remote areas, regulatory review, barriers to implementation, farmer privacy protections, and data sharing practices.
-
Report due to the governor, senate president, and assembly speaker by November 1, 2014; act takes effect immediately.
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to assess and report on the use and development of precision agriculture, and the use of broadband by farmers.
Last Action
substituted by s6543b
6/18/2014