Cosponsor
Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis
Compared with: support California’s farmers and farmworkers, and that bolster our state’s food security programs and agricultural production
The cosponsored bill would create an agriculture cybersecurity program to protect agricultural systems and supply chains, including research, grants, and coordination meant to strengthen security and resiliency. That can meaningfully support California agriculture by helping safeguard production and the agricultural supply chain, but it does not directly address farmworkers or food security programs, so the alignment is narrower than the stated priority.
“Senator Schiff is dedicated to enacting policies that support California’s farmers and farmworkers, and that bolster our state’s food security programs and agricultural production.”
Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28
Supporting provisions
“Cybersecurity in Agriculture Act of 2025 This bill directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to establish an agriculture cybersecurity program.”
“Under the program, NIFA must provide grants to or enter into cooperative agreements with eligible land-grant colleges or universities.”
“These institutions must establish five Regional Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers to carry out research, development, and education on agriculture cybersecurity related to seed agriculture, horticulture, animal agriculture, and the agriculture supply chain.”
“It must also coordinate regional industry partners, cooperatives, government authorities, and other stakeholders to (1) strengthen security, privacy, and resiliency of agricultural systems; (2) bolster the resiliency of cybersecurity infrastructure used by independent, noncentralized, locally owned and operated agricultural networks; and (3) develop a skilled workforce equipped to manage and protect agricultural systems from cyberattacks.”
“The program must also establish a national network of such regional centers and designate one college or university to coordinate the national network's activities.”
Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope
Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.
“These institutions must establish five Regional Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers to carry out research, development, and education on agriculture cybersecurity related to seed agriculture, horticulture, animal agriculture, and the agriculture supply chain.”Official summary source
