Advancing broadband connection continues to be a priority for state departments of agriculture.
Ag Secretary Tom told National Association of State Departments of Agriculture members on Wednesday the patchwork investments in rural broadband are no longer good enough and the proposed infrastructure bill has the means to provide what America’s farmers and ranchers need. “Ultimately implementation of significant broadband access, not just check-the-box broadband access, but significant download and upload speeds, that will allow farmers, ranchers, producers, and rural communities, to have full have full access to this incredibly important technology,” he says.
