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# USDA Tests AI and Satellites for Crop Estimates Following Farmer Criticism

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**Published:** 2026-09-01T23:54:40.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** agriculture, data, regulation

## Summary

Secretary Rollins unveiled the USDA Data Modernization Plan during the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, to update agricultural data collection\. The agency wi…

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