broadband internet

It’s a story you hear repeated across the agriculture sector.  Broadband access is very important, if not vital, for farmers in this age of technology.  American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall said farmers need access to remain competitive, especially in a struggling agriculture economy.   "It touche...

Ask Washington state Senator Tim Sheldon, and he’ll tell you legislation signed into law this week by Governor Jay Inslee will spur deployment of high-speed Internet service in rural portions of the Evergreen State.   “It is a huge issue in the rural areas.”   Senate...

Last week, the USDA released a major reported focused on the case for rural broadband across the U.S.  Wall street journal publisher William Lewis called the report a fantastic piece of work.  Lewis recently interviews Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue.  The rep...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue believes a huge, concentrated national effort is needed to bring high-speed internet access to rural America.  Last year, Congress appropriated $600 million toward that effort, and another $600 million this year, however, Perdue said that is only the tip of the iceberg.  He...

Farmers and ranchers need quality connections to broadband internet, but those connections can be hard to find in the countryside.  While more needs to be done, Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn, said the Trump administration is working to improve broadband access in rural areas nationwide.  Ch...

Ag secretary Sonny Perdue continues to focus on an issue that's been a priority during his short tenure, internet connectivity.   “One of our goals at USDA is to connect America through rural broadband allover, and that falls without our purview, to a large degree working with private sector, as well as electric and telephone coops all across the country.”   ...

Sonny Perdue recently went before a Senate Ag Committee hearing, where he was asked about the progress being made to expand broadband internet service to rural America.   “We appreciate the $600 million that was placed in the omnibus that will give us an opportunity to develop pilots with the idea of, not a concentrated laser focus but pilots that demonstrate how this can be deployed across the Un

A host of agriculture groups are applauding the Senate Commerce Committee for pushing the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 forward in the legislative process.   The American Farm Bureau says the bill would create a task force designed to focus in on the connectivity and technology needs of modern farmers, who are too often without connectivity in the fields and on the ranches where t

Expanding broadband coverage to rural areas starts with having maps, that show the latest correct information.   "The data map has been deemed inaccurate because it in inaccurate.  We’ve relied on major carriers to tell us where there coverage is.  And I’ve take...

Broadband is just as important to rural America has roads, rivers, water and any utility according to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.   “The farmers are using more telemetry for irrigation control, for precision agriculture. They’re u...