American Farm Bureau Federation: Rural Broadband Will Boost Economy, Improve Sustainability and Animal Welfare, Too, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
July 11, 2019
July 11, 2019
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 11 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release:
Broadband is no longer a luxury but a necessity for modern agriculture and the quality of life for rural Americans, Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst told a House subcommittee today.
"While most Americans take broadband for granted, 26.4% of rural Americans lack access to broadband," the Missouri farmer told the Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity . . .
Broadband is no longer a luxury but a necessity for modern agriculture and the quality of life for rural Americans, Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst told a House subcommittee today.
"While most Americans take broadband for granted, 26.4% of rural Americans lack access to broadband," the Missouri farmer told the Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity . . .