Improving the Tech That Feeds America
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In the latest episode of Critical Update, USDA\\u2019s Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Bill Northey, joins Nextgov\\u2019s Brandi Vincent to highlight how the agency is leveraging new technologies to enhance its service to farmers and producers across America. For Northey, such an endeavor\\u2014continuing to operate while simultaneously making improvements and introducing new tech\\u2014is \\u201clike driving a car down the road 70 miles an hour and changing your tire at the same time.\\u201d
You can read more about USDA\\u2019s modernization efforts and its centerpiece\\u2014Farmers.gov\\u2014on Nextgov.