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Budget Amendments - SB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Hackworth
VT Ext - Ag. Business Innovation Cohort

Item 219 #1s

Item 219 #1s

First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Education: Higher Education
Virginia Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station FY2027 $761,475 FY2028 $761,475 GF

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Page 266, line 28, strike "$116,561,722" and insert "$117,323,197".
Page 266, line 28, strike "$116,561,722" and insert "$117,323,197".


Explanation

(This amendment provides $761,475 GF each year to support the establishment of an agricultural business innovation cohort including Area Specialized Agents and a state specialist in Agricultural Business Innovation. The team will have expertise in economics and business with backgrounds in precision agriculture, automation and connectivity, data analytics, workforce training, or controlled environment agriculture, and it will facilitate innovative agricultural approaches through the implementation of technologies such as smart sensors, autonomous systems for crop and animal management, precision farm equipment, and analytical tools.)