Federal Communications Commission DA 20-260 DA 20-260 Released: March 13, 2020 FCC ANNOUNCES THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORKING GROUPS OF THE TASK FORCE FOR REVIEWING THE CONNECTIVITY AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES GN Docket No. 19-329 This Public Notice serves as notice that, consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (FACA). and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-334, 132 Stat. 4490 (2018 Farm Bill). Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, in consultation with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, has appointed Working Group members to serve on the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States (Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force or Task Force). The following working groups will assist the Task Force in carrying out its work: (1) Mapping and Analyzing Connectivity on Agricultural Lands; (2) Examining Current and Future Connectivity Demand for Precision Agriculture; (3) Encouraging Adoption of Precision Agriculture and Availability of High-Quality Jobs on Connected Farms; and (4) Accelerating Broadband Deployment on Unserved Agricultural Lands. A full list of Task Force Working Group members appointed by the Chairman in consultation with the Secretary is attached to this Public Notice as Appendix A. For more information on the working groups, see FCC Announces and Solicits Nominations for Working Groups of the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States, GN Docket No. 19-329, Public Notice, DA 19-1188 (Nov. 19, 2019). More information about the Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force is available at https://www.fcc.gov/task-force-reviewing-connectivity-and-technology-needs-precision-agriculture- united-states. You may also contact Jesse Jachman, Designated Federal Officer of the Task Force, at (202) 418-2668, or Jesse.Jachman@fcc.gov; Erin Boone, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418-0736, or Erin.Boone@fcc.gov; or Celia Lewis, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418- 7456, or Celia.Lewis@fcc.gov. –FCC– APPENDIX A MEMBERS OF THE PRECISION AGRICULTURE CONNECTIVITY TASK FORCE WORKING GROUPS *indicates a member of the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Task Force Mapping and Analyzing Connectivity on Agricultural Lands Working Group: Chair: Dr. Michael Adelaine* Vice President for Technology and Security, South Dakota State University Vice Chair: Dr. Sreekala Bajwa Vice President, Dean & Director, College of Agriculture & Montana Agricultural Experiment Station Members: Seth Arndorfer* Chief Executive Officer, Dakota Carrier Network Dan Barcus Farmer & Rancher, Blackfeet Nation Teddy Bekele* Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Land O’Lakes Brent Birth President and Sole Member, Stone Corner Resources, LLC, National Society of Professional Surveyors Joseph Carey Director, Wireless Strategy, Natural Resources Sector, Trimble, Inc. Lynn Follansbee Vice President, Law & Policy, USTelecom – The Broadband Association Todd Harpest External Affairs & Regulatory Director, MetaLINK Technologies Tom Kealey Director, Idaho Department of Commerce Miles Kuschel Owner & Operator, Rocking K Ranch, Minnesota Farm Bureau David Larson Precision Solutions and Telematics Advisor, CNH Industrial Todd Myers President, Kenneth G. Myers Construction, Power & Communication Contractors Association Matt Splitter Farmer & Member of Kansas Corn Growers Association, National Corn Growers Association Joy Sterling Chief Executive Officer, Iron Horse Vineyards Mark Suggs Executive Vice President & General Manager of Pitt & Greene Electric Membership Corporation, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Technical Advisor: Jessica Zufolo, Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships – Lifeline Division, Universal Service Administrative Company Examining Current and Future Connectivity Demand for Precision Agriculture Working Group: Chair: Daniel T. Leibfried* Director, Advanced Technology, Intelligent Solutions Group, John Deere Vice Chair: Blake Hurst President, Missouri Farm Bureau Members: Andy Bater* Farmer, Fifth Estate Growers LLC Peter Brent* Operations Manager and IT Director, New Vision Farms Dr. Ranveer Chandra Chief Scientist, Azure Global, Microsoft Chris Chinn* Director, Missouri Department of Agriculture, Missouri Department of Agriculture Valerie Connelly Vice President of Government Affairs & Public Relations, Choptank Electric Cooperative Jennifer Manner Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Hughes Network Systems LLC Ron Miller Farmer & Elected Township Trustee in Crawford County, Ohio, Ohio Township Association Catherine Moyer* Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Pioneer Communications Aeric Reilly Volunteer Policy & Strategic Management Director, U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Brian Scarpelli Senior Global Policy Counsel, The App Association (ACT) Steven Strickland Executive Director, ExteNet Systems, Inc. Lucas Turpin IT Director for the College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University George Woodward President and CEO of Trilogy Networks, Inc., Rural Wireless Association Encouraging Adoption of Precision Agriculture and Availability of High-Quality Jobs on Connected Farms Working Group: Chair: Mike McCormick* President, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Vice Chair: Julie Bushell President, Paige Wireless, Irrigation Association Members: The Honorable Dale Artho* Commissioner, Deaf Smith County, TX Robert Blair Farmer, Three Canyon Farms Lennie Blakeslee Managing Director, CoBank Dr. Dennis Buckmaster Professor of Agriculture and Biological Engineering and Director of Digital Agriculture, Purdue University Russ Elliott State Broadband Manager, Washington State Broadband Office Michelle Erickson-Jones Volunteer Policy & Communications Coordinator, Rural and Agriculture Council of America Michael Gomes* Vice President, Business Development – IoT, Topcon Agriculture Jose Guevara Chief Executive Officer, Pecan Grove Farms Robert Hance Chief Executive Officer, Midwest Energy and Communications Trenton Kissee Director of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Aaron Kline Head of Business Development, Skylo Technologies Rob McDonald Operations Manager, Madison Telephone Russell Peotter Senior Advisor, America’s Public Television Stations Josh Seidemann Vice President of Policy, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association Dan Spray President, Precision Technology, Inc. Accelerating Broadband Deployment on Unserved Agricultural Lands Working Group: Chair: Jeff Pettit* President and CEO of Noash Construction, Inc., National Association of Tower Erectors Vice Chair: Heather Hampton+Knodle Vice President, Knodle Ltd. Farms, American Agri-Women Members: Renee Bivens State Government Affairs Analyst, DISH Luke Deryckx Chief Technology Officer, Ookla Anthony Dillard* Tribal Councilman, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Craig Ganssle Chief Executive Officer, Farmwave David Goldman* Director of Satellite Policy, SpaceX Betsy Huber President, The National Grange Zach Hunnicutt Farmer, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation Nick Moody Board of Directors, American Soybean Association Jarrett Taubman Public Policy Manager, Connectivity & Access, Facebook Dr. Alex Thomasson Professor and Endowed Chairholder in Cotton Engineering, Ginning, and Mechanization, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University Jimmy Todd Chief Executive Officer, Nex-Tech Steve Vail* Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, NineStar Connect The Honorable Dan Watermeier Commissioner, Nebraska Public Service Commission 6