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AFBF: Ag Broadband Bill Important Milestone
USAgNet - 04/26/2018

The Senate Commerce Committee approved S. 2343, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. The bipartisan bill is an important milestone in delivering broadband service crucial to the operation of modern farming equipment.

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the measure would create a task force to focus on the connectivity and technology needs of modern farmers who are too often without broadband in the fields and on the ranches where they work. The Federal Communications Commission reports that 39 percent of rural Americans lack access to 25 Mbps/3 Mbps service, compared to only 4 percent of urban Americans.

"Today's tractors, harvesters and other farm equipment gather vast amounts of data to determine the precise amount of seed, water, crop protection products and nutrients to deliver based on soil conditions down to the square inch," the Farm Bureau said in a statement. "Such precision maximizes yield, lowers environmental impact and improves profitability at a time when farmers must watch every penny to survive."

Sens. Wicker and Klobuchar were the sponsors of the legislation.


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