The CEA Alliance Celebrates House Tax Bill for Tech Innovation
March 7, 2025 The Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Alliance celebrates the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act, a bill that was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to create a new federal investment tax credit (ITC) for the deployment of CEA and precision agriculture technologies for specialty crop growers.
“The CEA Alliance applauds Chairman Mike Kelly, Ranking Member Mike Thompson, and the bill’s co-sponsors for introducing the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act,” says Tom Stenzel, Executive Director of the CEA Alliance. “The Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act fills an important policy gap for the diverse domestic specialty crop industry and will ensure that producers can leverage innovative technologies to grow more with less.”
The bill has received support from more than 50 agricultural trade associations and organizations. This includes the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), FMI – The Food Industry Association, Agricultural Retailers Association, and the CEA Alliance.
In addition, the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act has received support from more than 30 state agriculture secretaries and commissioners. You can read more about the bill here.
