The 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print

The 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print

The 2026 Farm Bill would reimburse farmers 90 cents on the dollar for adopting Big Tech AI tools — while letting the private sector write the rules.

Tucked inside the 2026 Farm Bill is a provision that would reimburse farmers 90% of the cost of adopting AI and precision agriculture technologies 15 percentage points above the normal EQIP cap. The … [+7219 chars]