Bowling Green, Kentucky (March 24, 2022) — We don’t often think of technology and connectivity as having a particularly profound impact on the food and agricultural products that we consume. However, connectivity and technology both have increasingly essential roles in producing, delivering, and preparing these products. One of the more impactful uses of technology in agriculture comes in the form …
Connected Nation Board Member Has “A Heart for Agriculture”
Washington, DC – Connected Nation’s Board of Directors recently came together in Washington, D.C. to discuss progress made and what still needs to be done to connect more communities to broadband (high-speed internet). The technology provides access to resources and opportunities that include better healthcare, educational opportunities, job training and placement, government services, and so much more. RFD-TV, a broadcast …
No Community Left Behind
The following opinion piece was written by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Access to the internet is critical for life in the 21st century, not something that is simply nice to have. To ensure our rural communities have quality health care, college-level math classes at the county high school, or precision ag technology at the local farm, high-speed broadband …
Drones on the Farm
Bowling Green, KY. (August 2, 2019) – The U.N. estimates there will be over 9 billion people living on Earth by 2050. With the growing population and a loss of land capable of sustaining agricultural production, the ag industry has turned to new technology to help solve the growing problem of how to feed the world population. Ag producers around the world are …
Farmers Will Benefit from Broadband
The following was published in Morning Ag Clips on July 10, 2019 It was submitted by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Virginia agriculture could grow 18 percent if broadband is extended to underserved communities RICHMOND, Va. — A new national report found that Virginia agriculture could grow by 18 percent if broadband technology is extended to underserved communities. “In the …
Rural connectivity necessary for agriculture
Connectivity is needed in rural areas to make the best of use technology in agriculture Published by Morning Ag Clips on July 3, 2019 SALINAS, Calif. — The Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas in June on “The Future of Food” showcased technology, innovation and ideas that will make agriculture more efficient, productive, profitable and safe. To make these advancements accessible to …
Nebraska Rancher on Why Broadband Matters to Rural America
‘It’s important to tell our own story’ by Jessica Denson Director of Communications, Connected Nation Grant County, Neb., (June 6, 2019) – Honest Beef is a family-owned beef business located in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Talk with owner Hannah Raudsepp for even a few minutes and it quickly becomes clear her family is not just trying to sell you beef—they’re …
Only 58% of Rural Households Have Broadband Access Despite Policies Impacting Viability of Agtech Products
The following was published by AgFunder News on February 27, 2019 by Lauren Manning While broadband offers connectivity for rural dwellers in their homes, it may not bridge the technology divide between tech-hungry farmers and their inability to send or receive data from the most remote acres of their operations. Only 58% of households in rural American communities have broadband access …