Another push to expand rural broadband access. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. There’s another attempt to increase rural access to broadband. Senators Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 07-29-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers funding for rural broadband thanks to the infrastructure law, using the John Deere…
American Agri-Women Name 2022 Champion of Agriculture
…displayed exemplary courage in presenting and supporting legislation that promotes U.S. agriculture, rural lifestyles, and the U.S. Constitution. According to AAW, LaMalfa has worked to obtain rural development and broadband…
Biden’s 2023 Budget Proposal: Ag and Rural Funds
…rural communities seeking to expand broadband through an additional $113 million over the 2022 enacted level for Reconnect to provide access to quality broadband to rural residents and address challenges…
American Farm Bureau Establishes 2022 Policies
…environmental benefits while creating opportunities for America’s farmers. As farmers and ranchers continue to increase their reliance on digital technologies, delegates voted to support raising the standard for federal broadband…
USDA Begins Accepting Applications for $1.15 Billion in Loans and Grants
…two of the latest of many historic infrastructure investments the Biden-Harris Administration is making. Expanding broadband availability in rural areas will help create jobs, help farmers use precision agriculture technologies,…
Infrastructure Legislation Signed by President Biden
…spending over the next five years. Funding will be used to address issues of roads and bridges, broadband expansion, improvements on ports and inland waterways, and much-needed investment in water…
Passage of Infrastructure Investment Bill Largely Supported by Ag
…to build up rural America with wealth that stays in rural communities.” The $1.2 trillion investment package includes significant funding for improvements to water systems and bolstering rural broadband opportunities….
USDA Makes $1.15 Billion Available to Access High-Speed Internet
…a long way toward ensuring that people who live or work in rural areas can tap into the benefits of broadband.” He adds that those benefits are numerous, including access…
USDA Reports on Farm Computer Usage and Ownership
…increasing two percent from 2019. In 2021, 50 percent of internet-connected farms utilized a broadband connection, while 70 percent of internet-connected farms had access through a cellular data plan. Additionally,…
Infrastructure Bill to Improve Broadband Access with $65 Billion in Support
…broadband improvements. Many rural and agricultural organizations were supportive of the recent Senate action, after calling for improvements to broadband access for some time. In his weekly column, American Farm…
Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Investment Package
The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Tuesday. A total of $1.2 trillion will be invested in projects to improve transportation infrastructure, broadband access, the…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 08-05-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the advancement of rural broadband, the continuing efforts to…
Senate to Begin Work on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Deal
…of the infrastructure deal is the support for enhancing broadband capacity. The bill allocates $65 billion for increasing broadband access, significantly less than the $100 billion President Biden had initially…