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Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says his agency is making funding available to bring a significant expansion of access to high-speed internet, health care, and educational services for millions of Americans. USDA has $1.15 billion available to help people in rural communities across the country get access to high-speed internet ...

There was a new category in the latest edition of the USDA's farm computer and technology use survey, taking a look at how producers nationwide use precision agriculture practices. "Precision agriculture is a very broad question. It includes anything from GPS monitoring, guidance of tractors, yield monitoring, irrigations systems, electronic tagging of livestock, robotic milking, all of that,

According to the latest numbers from NASS, 82% of farms across the county have access to the internet, a 7% increase from just two years ago. Adam Peters with NASS breaks down the numbers when it comes how farmers use their desktop computer, laptop or smart phone: "We found 29% of farms using the Internet to purchase agricultural inputs ...

According to the USDA, computer and internet use on the farm has increased over the past two years.   “In fact, in 2019, 73% of the U.S. farms have a desk top or laptop computer by which they use to access. That's in increase of roughly 1% from 2017.”   ...

The USDA rolled out a new website Wednesday, promoting the importance of rural e-Connectivity.  Not only does the site promote the need for 21st century connection, but lays out how the USDA plans to connect rural American with the internet, social media and much more.  ...

E-Connectivity was the center of the recently-released White House task force on agriculture and rural prosperity. But what comes next in terms of consideration and implementation of the report's recommendations?  USDA Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development, Anne Hazlet said some progress is already underway. ...

Farmers in Washington and Oregon that own or have access to a computer has remained steady since 2015 according to a recent USDA report, but the number of farmers using them for farm business has increased in the past four years.   The number of producers in the Northwest using cable internet has really jumped, from five to 18 percent in Washington and six to 20 percent in Oregon though most produ

President Trump promised to improve broadband service to rural areas as part of his nationwide infrastructure plan.  But, that plan is proving very expensive.   Bloomberg says it would take roughly $80 billion to expand broadband to all rural areas in America that need it.  However...

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai was in Wisconsin earlier this week, and one the topics he discussed focused on advancing is the expansion of broadband service to all of rural America.  Pai said people often don’t think of agriculture and broadband service in the same sentence, but he says broadband is an integral part of agriculture.  He said ...