Federal Communications Commission "FCC/DA XX-XXX" DA 22-168 Released: February 17, 2022 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 Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, in consultation with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, 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 Chairwoman 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, 34 FCC Rcd 10496 (WCB 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 Elizabeth Cuttner, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418-2145, or Elizabeth.Cuttner@fcc.gov; Stacy Ferraro, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418-0795, or Stacy.Ferraro@fcc.gov; or Lauren Garry, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418-0942, or Lauren.Garry@fcc.gov. - FCC - 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 22-168 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. Sreekala Bajwa* Vice President, Dean & Director, Montana State University College of Agriculture & Montana Agricultural Experiment Station Vice Chair: Lynn Follansbee Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, USTelecom – The Broadband Association Members: Dr. Michael Adelaine* CIO Emeritus & Special Advisor to the President, South Dakota State University Dan Barcus Farmer & Rancher, Barcus Ranch, Blackfeet Nation Teddy Bekele* Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Land O’Lakes Brent Birth Professional Land Surveyor & Business Developer, Pennsylvania American Water Company, National Society of Professional Surveyors Joseph Carey Director, Wireless Strategy, Natural Resources Sector, Trimble, Inc. The Honorable Tarryl Clark Commissioner, Stearns County, Minnesota, National Association of Counties · Alternate: Seamus Dowdall, Legislative Associate, National Association of Counties Luke Deryckx Chief Technology Officer, Ookla Eric Forsch Broadband Development Manager, Idaho Department of Commerce Todd Harpest External Affairs & Regulatory Director, MetaLINK Technologies Miles Kuschel Owner & Operators, Rocking K Ranch, Minnesota Farm Bureau Todd Myers President, Kenneth G. Myers Construction Co. Inc., Power and Communications Contractors Association Benjamin Smith Principal Advisor, Business Development & Market Validation, Kubota Tractor Corporation Matt Splitter Farmer & Member of Kansas Corn Growers Association, National Corn Growers Association Jessica Zufolo Vice President, Rural Broadband Strategy, Magellan Advisors Examining Current and Future Connectivity Demand for Precision Agriculture Working Group: Chair: Heather Hampton+Knodle* Vice President & Secretary, Knodle Ltd. Farms Vice Chair: Joy Sterling* Chief Executive Officer, Iron Horse Vineyards Members: Seth Arndorfer Chief Executive Officer, Dakota Carrier Network Andy Bater* Farmer, Fifth Estate Growers LLC Dr. Ranveer Chandra CTO Agri-Food, Managing Director, Research for Industry, Microsoft Chris Chinn Director, Missouri Department of Agriculture, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Cassandra Heyne Regulatory Compliance Analyst, SpaceX Ryan Krogh* Manager, Production System Program Management, John Deere Daniel Maycock Principal, Data Engineering, Loftus Labs Jason Miller Safety Manager, Tillman Infrastructure, NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association Aeric Reilly Volunteer Policy & Strategic Management Director, U.S. Cattleman’s Association Brian Scarpelli Senior Global Policy Counsel, The App Association (ACT) Steven Strickland Director, Partnerships & Channels, Ericsson Mark Suggs Executive Vice President & General Manager of Pitt & Greene Electric Membership Corporation, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 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: Julie Bushell* President, Paige Wireless, Irrigation Association Vice Chair: Jarrett Taubman Associate General Counsel, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Viasat Members: The Honorable Dale Artho* Commissioner, Deaf Smith County, TX The Honorable Loranne Ausley* Florida State Senator, Florida State Senate District 3 Robert Blair Farmer, Three Canyon Farms Lennie Blakeslee Managing Director, Communications Division, CoBank Dr. Dennis Buckmaster Professor of Agriculture and Biological Engineering and Dean’s Fellow for Digital Agriculture, Purdue University Michael Gomes* Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Topcon Agriculture Laslo Gross Director, Product Marketing, Wireless Systems Solutions LLC Robert Hance* President & CEO, Midwest Energy & Communications Dr. Randy Harp Dean and Professor, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas A&M – Commerce Keith Kaczmarek Head of U.S. Business Development, Skylo Technologies Mike McCormick President, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Rob McDonald Operations Manager, MT Networks LLC Catherine Moyer Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Pioneer Communications Russell Peotter Senior Advisor, America’s Public Television Stations Joshua Seidemann Vice President of Policy, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association Accelerating Broadband Deployment on Unserved Agricultural Lands Working Group: Chair: Jennifer Manner* Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Hughes Network Systems, LLC Vice Chair: Haran Rashes Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, ExteNet Systems, Inc. Members: Renee Bivens Analyst and Manager, State Government Affairs, DISH Garrett Hawkins President, Missouri Farm Bureau Anthony Dillard* Tribal Councilman, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Betsy Huber President, The National Grange Zach Hunnicutt Farmer, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation Cody Light Senior Manager for Precision Ag Sales for Americas, AGCO Corp. Richard Monaghan Program Analyst, National Risk Management Center, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Carolyn Price President, Upstate New York Towns Association Dr. Alex Thomasson Professor, Department Head, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University Jimmy Todd* Chief Executive Officer & General Manager, Nex-Tech Dominic Walkes Director of Strategic Initiatives, Raven Applied Technology The Honorable Dan Watermeier Commissioner, Nebraska Public Service Commission Brandon Wipf Farmer and Board of Directors Member, American Soybean Association 2