Get Grants for Broadband
Over the last few months, there have been many announcements about broadband funding. A great resource for North Carolina …
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Will NC Farms Have Connectivity for Digital Ag Technology?
The technology used in agriculture is advancing at a rapid pace. Look no further than this article about the …
FCC’s Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force Report
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force. They met recently to address the connectivity …
The Case for Broadband on the Farm
Jordan Arnold from the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society has written a comprehensive case about the need for …
Broadband Resources Newsletter September 2021
The September 2021 Broadband Resources Newsletter can be found on the Community Development Portal page. It compiles several of …
The Possibilities of Precision Ag
Chad Rupe is a former Administrator of USDA’s Rural Utilities Service and current Managing Member with Rural America Strategies. …
A Perspective on the Digital Rural Economy
Rural Matters is a biweekly, 30-minute podcast about rural education, business, and health. One of the recent episodes offers …
Closing the Digital Divide Is Important to Teens
The National 4-H Organization has released findings the have made about the importance of teens having internet connectivity. READ …
Slow/No Internet? We Need to Know
Please help us find the areas in Randolph County with NO/SLOW internet service. Better information will help us identify …
Potential for an Ag Center in Randolph County
On June 30, 2021, the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Randolph County staff provided a supporting document for a Farm, …
Evidence for the Need to Connect Farms to Broadband Service
The NTCA – Rural Broadband Association has recently released a study: FROM FIBER TO FIELD: THE ROLE OF RURAL …
Multiple Paths to Solve Rural Broadband Access
Ray Zeisz, Senior Director of Technology Infrastructure Lab at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University …