USDA to hold rural broadband forum at FPS
Published by Farm Progress on August 26, 2019
By Holly Spangler
Farmers and rural stakeholders can stop in for a one-hour session Aug. 27 to learn more about efforts to bring broadband to rural areas.
USDA Rural Development will host a one-hour information session highlighting rural broadband needs on Aug. 27 during the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill.
“We all know getting adequate internet service to rural areas today is as critical for economic prosperity — even survival — as electrification was to our great-grandparents,” says Doug Wilson, Illinois director for USDA Rural Development.
Wilson says the information session will feature presenters from technology, internet providers, funding sources and more in an effort to get questions answered and build networks with each other.
Speakers include:
“Knowing the technology that is available and coming, how it relates to production and competitiveness, and how networks can be built with the capacity to capture the impact is essential for our agricultural producers and rural communities,” Wilson says. “Farmers need reliable, high-speed internet service to achieve the economical, efficient, environmentally responsible ag operations required in the future — and today.”
Read the original article here
By Holly Spangler
Farmers and rural stakeholders can stop in for a one-hour session Aug. 27 to learn more about efforts to bring broadband to rural areas.
USDA Rural Development will host a one-hour information session highlighting rural broadband needs on Aug. 27 during the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill.
“We all know getting adequate internet service to rural areas today is as critical for economic prosperity — even survival — as electrification was to our great-grandparents,” says Doug Wilson, Illinois director for USDA Rural Development.
Wilson says the information session will feature presenters from technology, internet providers, funding sources and more in an effort to get questions answered and build networks with each other.
Speakers include:
- Brendan Bachman, Growmark senior manager, agronomy technology
- Matt Johnson, member, Illinois Rural Broadband Association
- Christopher Collins, USDA Rural Development, rural utilities service gen field rep
“Knowing the technology that is available and coming, how it relates to production and competitiveness, and how networks can be built with the capacity to capture the impact is essential for our agricultural producers and rural communities,” Wilson says. “Farmers need reliable, high-speed internet service to achieve the economical, efficient, environmentally responsible ag operations required in the future — and today.”
Read the original article here